Keyboard shortcut on Mac for saving 'PasswordAuthentication no' in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

[developerguru]

Anyone give me guidance on the keyboard commands to save the sshd_config and then exit on a Mac?

Can’t figure it out.

[alento]

What exactly can’t you figure out? The process depends upon which editor you are using on your VPS (nano, vi, etc.). A terminal is a terminal - whether it is on a *nix machine, a windows machine, or a mac.

Personally, I prefer nano. My recommendation is to read the man page or the help file if you are unsure how to use your choice of editor.

[Pedro]

If you’re in Vim, the command to edit (insert) is “i”. Then you go back to normal (non edit) mode by pressing ESC. To save (write) and exit (quit) the file you type :wq. If you made a mistake and just need to exit the file without saving, :q! should do the trick (don’t forget to ESC in case you’re in INSERT mode).

In nano, you can exit with control x (^x). Then choose Y(es) to save the file.

[developerguru]

Thanks, I did nano, and after choosing Yes, I get something I cannot figure out to save. There is another step.

File Name to Write: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
^G Get Help M-D DOS Format M-A Append M-B Backup File
^C Cancel M-M Mac Format M-P Prepend ^T To Files

[alento]

Press enter

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[developerguru]

lmao. Thanks, easy peazy now.