Exam XK0-005 topic 1 question 118 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's XK0-005

Question #: 118
Topic #: 1

A systems administrator frequently connects to a remote host via SSH and a non-standard port. The systems administrator would like to avoid passing the port parameter on the command line every time. Which of the following files can be used to set a different port value for that host?

A. /etc/ssh/sshd_config
B. /etc/ssh/moduli
C. ~/.ssh/config
D. ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by MaryamNesa at Nov. 17, 2022, 7:03 p.m.

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linux_admin

Highly Voted 1 year, 12 months ago

Selected Answer: C

The file that can be used to set a different port value for a specific remote host in SSH is option C, ~/.ssh/config. The ~/.ssh/config file is a per-user configuration file that SSH reads before connecting to a remote host. It allows users to set various SSH options for specific hosts, eliminating the need to pass these options on the command line every time.

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e418137

Most Recent 1 year ago

Selected Answer: A

Only the server side can change the port value in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config'.

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e418137

1 year ago

Ugh... these questions! "Which of the following files can be used to set a different port value for that host?" Only the server side can change the port value in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config'. By specifying the port on the client side in '~/.ssh/config', one need not specify the port every time from the command line, but this does not "set a different port value for that host." SMH. I surely hope the test is not like this.

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Alizadeh

1 year, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: C

The correct answer is C. ~/.ssh/config.

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Ckl22

2 years, 1 month ago

Selected Answer: C

Answer is C For an individual user's connections to a remote system, create and/or modify the client side's ~/.ssh/config file. For every user's connection to a remote system, create and modify the client side's /etc/ssh/ssh_config file.

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