---
name: "Config::Model::OpenSsh"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libconfig-model-openssh-perl"
version: "2.9.9.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Config::Model::OpenSsh"
---

# Config::Model::OpenSsh(3pm)

OpenSSH config editor

## NAME

Config::Model::OpenSsh - OpenSSH config editor

## VERSION

version 2.9.9.1

## SYNOPSIS

### invoke editor

The following launches a graphical editor (if Config::Model::TkUI is installed):

```
 sudo cme edit sshd
```

### command line

This command adds a `"Host Foo"` section in `"~/.ssh/config"`:

```
 cme modify ssh Host:Foo ForwardX11=yes
```

### programmatic

This code snippet removes the `"Host Foo"` section added above:

```
 use Config::Model ;
 my $model = Config::Model->new() ;
 my $inst = $model->instance (root_class_name => 'Ssh');
 $inst -> config_root->load("Host~Foo") ;
 $inst->write_back() ;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides a configuration editor (and models) for the configuration files of OpenSSH. (`"/etc/ssh/sshd_config"`, `"/etc/ssh/ssh_config"` and `"~/.ssh/config"`).

This module can also be used to modify safely the content of these configuration files from a Perl program.

Once this module is installed, you can edit `"/etc/ssh/sshd_config"` with (as root) :

```
 # cme edit sshd
```

To edit */etc/ssh/ssh\_config*, run (as root):

```
 # cme edit ssh
```

To edit *~/.ssh/config*, run as a normal user:

```
 $ cme edit ssh
```

## user interfaces

As mentioned in cme, several user interfaces are available with `"edit"` subcommand:

- •

  A graphical interface is proposed by default if Config::Model::TkUI is installed.

- •

  A Curses interface with option `"cme edit ssh -ui curses"` if Config::Model::CursesUI is installed.

- •

  A Shell like interface with option `"cme edit ssh -ui shell"`.

## SEE ALSO

cme, Config::Model,

## AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2008-2025 by Dominique Dumont.

This is free software, licensed under:

```
  The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
```

## SUPPORT

### Websites

The following websites have more information about this module, and may be of help to you. As always, in addition to those websites please use your favorite search engine to discover more resources.

- •

  CPANTS

  The CPANTS is a website that analyzes the Kwalitee ( code metrics ) of a distribution.

  \<http://cpants.cpanauthors.org/dist/Config-Model-OpenSsh\>

- •

  CPAN Testers

  The CPAN Testers is a network of smoke testers who run automated tests on uploaded CPAN distributions.

  \<http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/C/Config-Model-OpenSsh\>

- •

  CPAN Testers Matrix

  The CPAN Testers Matrix is a website that provides a visual overview of the test results for a distribution on various Perls/platforms.

  \<http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Config-Model-OpenSsh\>

- •

  CPAN Testers Dependencies

  The CPAN Testers Dependencies is a website that shows a chart of the test results of all dependencies for a distribution.

  \<http://deps.cpantesters.org/?module=Config::Model::OpenSsh\>

### Bugs / Feature Requests

Please report any bugs or feature requests by email to `"ddumont at cpan.org"`, or through the web interface at \<https://github.com/dod38fr/config-model-openssh/issues\>. You will be automatically notified of any progress on the request by the system.

### Source Code

The code is open to the world, and available for you to hack on. Please feel free to browse it and play with it, or whatever. If you want to contribute patches, please send me a diff or prod me to pull from your repository :)

\<http://github.com/dod38fr/config-model-openssh.git\>

```
  git clone git://github.com/dod38fr/config-model-openssh.git
```