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Restart SSH on Mac Terminal (High Sierra)
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restart-ssh.bash
# high sierra
sudo launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd
sudo launchctl start com.openssh.sshd
# latest
sudo vim /etc/services # (update the port config for ssh and save)
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
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Thank you for posting - my ssh-agent was really jammed. Keep up the great work.

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influx6 commented Feb 24, 2022

Welcome man @cndcourt

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nicksowl commented Mar 7, 2022

That helped me in my case, thank you!

I had an issue with connecting to my server where I got an error:

port 22: Connection refused

Reseting ssh solved the issue :)

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influx6 commented Mar 8, 2022

@nicksowl Glad, it helped.

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How restart SSH on Macbook Pro?

Go to System Preferences > Sharing, uncheck Remote Login, recheck Remote Login

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