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can you do a ls -l /etc/ssh/*
and try doing a :w!

I get:

bubba:/home/ssh1# ls -l /etc/ssh/*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2064867 2008-05-13 16:22 /etc/ssh/blacklist.DSA-1024
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2064867 2008-05-13 16:22 /etc/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 132777 2008-07-21 14:40 /etc ...

I just tried mine
su -
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
change Port 22 into Port 12345
:wq
/etc/init.d/ssh restart

now i can connect on ssh port 12345

cheers
Eek

I have tried that. It doesn't work.

My problem is that when VI opens this file, it seems to be in read only mode. I can't edit it! (I haven ...

Hi
I don't really understand your problem
you login to the bubba2 using ssh or putty
su -
cd /etc/ssh
vi sshd_config

and change
Port 22
into
Port 9999 (for example)
this does not work?
cheers
Eek

I've just tried that using ssh client, and it just displays the contents of the file I would ...

I think its sshd_config you need to change
Thanks - but I still have the same problem with write access to the sshd_config file. I have made myself root - but the file won't copy over from my pc to the Bubba two.

I can copy the same file without a problem using the same set-up to another ...

I'm using ssh to access my bubba two, and it will not let me save a revised ssh_config file in the /etc/ssh directory.

I am using super user (root login) and have attempted to change the default file permissions for the /etc/ssh directory and these attempts too have been blocked.

What do I need ...