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I changed the configuration in:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

but the changes were only applied after rebooting the server.
How to apply changes without a reboot?

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2 Years ago

answered 3 Years ago clegian · Accepted Answer

Simply restart the sshd service:

sudo service sshd restart

or:

sudo /etc/init.d/sshd restart

Just in case you are restarting remotely, the configuration should be checked first to make sure it will not fail to start:

sudo sshd -t