[MacPorts] #16201: Upgrading openssh overwrites user-modified config files

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#16201: Upgrading openssh overwrites user-modified config files
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 Reporter:  vinc17 at macports.org  |       Owner:  wms at macports.org
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new             
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:  Port Bugs       
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.6.0           
 Keywords:                       |  
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 The openssh port shouldn't overwrite user-modified config files
 (ssh_config and sshd_config), or should introduce some mechanism to do
 config file upgrades safely. For instance, contents between some markers
 could be preserved, e.g.
 {{{
 # BEGIN local configuration
 ...
 # END local configuration
 }}}
 In such a case, such configuration should be near the beginning of the
 file. The ssh_config man page says:
 {{{
      For each parameter, the first obtained value will be used.  The
 configu-
      ration files contain sections separated by ``Host'' specifications,
 and
      that section is only applied for hosts that match one of the patterns
      given in the specification.  The matched host name is the one given
 on
      the command line.

      Since the first obtained value for each parameter is used, more host-
 spe-
      cific declarations should be given near the beginning of the file,
 and
      general defaults at the end.
 }}}
 I don't know about sshd_config. I suppose that the same rule is applied.

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