Modifying SSH connection ports

Expertise level: Easy

Follow this procedure to change your SSH port:

• Login to your server with SSH as root.
• Edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config using your favourite text editor.
• Find the line "Port 22" and change 22 to the desired port number (The default ssh port is 22).
• Remove the "#" sign at the beginning of the line (if exist).

The part of the file will look like this:

Port 22

• Save the file and exit.
• Restart the sshd service:

/etc/init.sshd restart

/etc/init.ssh restart

/etc/rc.d/sshd stop ; /etc/rc.dsshd start