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Update openssh to v9.8 on windows server 2016

Anonymous
2024-09-18T18:20:42+00:00

Hi,

The currently installed version of Openssh on windows server 2016 is 9.2. I was wondering how to force an upgrade to 9.8.

Many thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-19T14:49:51+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting in the Microsoft community forum.

    According to my research, OpenSSH is not included as a built-in feature in Windows Server 2016. The latest release of OpenSSH GitHub to date is v9.5.0.0p1-Beta.

    Here are the general steps to install OpenSSH Server on a Windows 2016 server for your reference:

    1. Fromhttps://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases, download the latest .zip of OpenSSH. The typical choice for Windows 2016 is to download the [OpenSSH-Win64.zip] option.
    2. Extract the OpenSSH-Win64.zip file and save it on your console. The easiest way to find it locally would be to save it in your [C:\Program Files].
    3. Open your console’s Control Panel. In the System and Security section, open up System. Click on Advanced System Settings and, in the System Properties dialog box, click Environmental Variables.
    4. In the System Variables section on the bottom half of the dialog, select Path. Click Edit….
    5. Click New. Add the OpenSSH folder path. After you have added the folder, you may now close the System Properties> dialog.
    6. Run Powershell as an Administrator. Enter the OpenSSH folder path in the appropriate field.  To install OpenSSH, run the

    '.\install-sshd.ps1'

     command. If the line 

    “sshd and ssh-agent services successfully installed”

     appears, installation was successful.

    1. To generate a host key, run the ‘.\ssh-keygen.exe -A’ command.
    2. Reopen your Control Panel and click on Administrative Service/Administrative Tools. In the resulting dialog, click Services. Find ‘sshd’ in the list and change the startup type to Automatic. Then, run sshd.

    For more information please refer to: How to Install an OpenSSH Server/Client on A Windows 2016 Server (hostadvice.com)

    Note:

    This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

    I hope this helps.

    Best regards

    Jacen

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