On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:06:59 +0000, Mick wrote: > > It shows that ssh is reading your config file, but not picking up the > > options for this host. I would expect to see something like > > > > debug1: Reading configuration data /home/nelz/.config/ssh > > debug1: /home/nelz/.config/ssh line N: Applying options for > > > > Do you have any other Host stanzas in the config? > > Check both config files for conflicts: > > /home/purslow/.ssh/config > /etc/ssh/ssh_config > > just in case it is defined in both. The user file should take precedence in that case. ssh checks that one first and stops looking if it finds a host match there. -- Neil Bothwick Linux like wigwam. No windows, no gates, Apache inside.