Non-default location for ssh config file in Linux
Non-default location for ssh config file in Linux
How can I tell ssh to look for config file in a location other than the default one: ~/.ssh/config?
ssh
~/.ssh/config
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-F configfile
Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.
Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh
@motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
– Ismael Miguel
Sep 12 '18 at 8:37
@motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
– pt314
Sep 12 '18 at 10:40
As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.
So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:
Include ~/custom_ssh.conf
Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.
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This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
– motam79
Sep 12 '18 at 2:34