To restart or reload OpenSSH on OpenBSD without rebooting, you can use the rcctl command, which is the OpenBSD system’s service management utility.
Here are the steps to restart or reload OpenSSH using rcctl:
- Open a terminal or command prompt on your OpenBSD system.
- To restart the OpenSSH service, type the following command:
sudo rcctl restart sshd
This will stop and start the OpenSSH daemon, which will cause any active SSH connections to be terminated.
- To reload the OpenSSH configuration without stopping the service, type the following command:
sudo rcctl reload sshd
This will cause the OpenSSH daemon to re-read its configuration file and apply any changes. Any active SSH connections will remain active.
That’s it! You have restarted or reloaded OpenSSH on OpenBSD without rebooting. Note that these commands require root or superuser privileges, so you may need to use sudo or switch to the root user to execute them.