Setting up the sshd daemon

Before the system administrator can start the sshd daemon, the following setup tasks must be done:

• The configuration files must be created or edited, as described in Steps for creating or editing configuration files.
• Server authentication must be set up as described in Steps for setting up server authentication when keys are stored in UNIX files and Steps for setting up server authentication when keys are stored in key rings.
• The sshd privilege separation user must be created as described in Step for creating the sshd privilege separation user.