How to install sshd on Mac?

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user1662744 picture user1662744 · Sep 11, 2012 · Viewed 11.9k times · Source

I am trying to use Hadoop on my Mac, but it requires Java and ssh, so I need to install them. I have already done the ssh part with the help of Homebrew, but after I download sshd, I don't know how to install it.

How can I do this?

Answer

Ingmar Hupp picture Ingmar Hupp · Sep 11, 2012

OS X comes with sshd, you only need to enable it in System Preferences, under Sharing by clicking on Remote Login:

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