Install SSH Server on Fedora 20

Abstract

Installing and enabling SSH server on Fedora 20.

Install ssh and ssh-server packages

# yum install openssh openssh-server 

• Example:

# yum install openssh openssh-server
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Package openssh-6.4p1-3.fc20.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package openssh-server-6.4p1-3.fc20.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

Enable, start and stop daemons

Enable the daemon to start automatically at the boot time:

# systemctl enable sshd.service

To start the sshd daemon:

# systemctl start sshd.service

To stop the running sshd daemon:

# systemctl stop sshd.service

Reference

• Fedora 20 Documentation - 9.2.2. Starting an OpenSSH Server

Authors

• Alejandro Marin Badilla

Editor

• Jessica Fallas Pena