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How do I configure SSH on OS X?

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I'm trying to SSH from one Mac running OS X 10.6 to another. Seems to work fine via a password, but I can't get it to use a RSA key instead. Where is the ssh configuration file on OS X and what is the command to reload SSH? Update What I'm asking is how to configured advanced options. For example, …

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/etc/ssh/sshd_config

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The SSHD configuration is stored in To stop and start SSHD:

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