OpenSSH-Win32 doesn't work properly with config file

[pei-lun]

After creating C:\Users\username.ssh\config, no matter what contents are inside, the ssh command always show:

fstat C:\Users\<username>/.ssh/config: 操作順利完成。

[mikepruett3]

Same issue. If I rename the config file, it works. Support for config files would be appreciated.

[scottdware]

If you rename it to ssh_config and place it under C:\Users then it will work, I've found.

[cydhaselton]

Is that true for the sshd_config file as well?

[scottdware]

For the sshd_config file I have that in the root directory with all the rest of the binaries (i.e. C:\OpenSSH for me).

[manojampalam]

ssh_config is user specific while sshd_config is system wide. Currently, it has to reside in the same directory as sshd.exe is in.

[pei-lun]

Since C:\Users\<username>\ssh_config works, I'm closing this issue. Thanks for help!

[kpaleniu]

I would not consider this issue resolved, even if there is a workaround. In my opinion, the correct fix for this would be to either

• fix reading the user-defined config file from standard location, i.e. ~/.ssh/config, or
• introduce a more Windows-ish pattern, for example storing the configuration in appdata.