/etc/services does not report correct ssh port# (SOLVED)

[wmcneil]

I recently upgraded to 6.8.2 .  I found the SSH port number in the GUI under setttings / management access, changed it to something other than the default of 22, rebooted, and the new port number is working.  But,  /etc/services still reports the default port of 22?

> cat /etc/services | grep -i ssh

 

ssh              22/tcp    #Secure Shell Login
ssh              22/udp    #Secure Shell Login
sshell          614/tcp    #SSLshell
sshell          614/udp
netconf-ssh     830/tcp    #NETCONF over SSH
netconf-ssh     830/udp    #NETCONF over SSH
x11-ssh         6010/tcp   #Unofficial name, for convenience
x11-ssh         6010/udp

[ken-ji]

/etc/services file is an information file documenting standard ports and name associated to it.

It does not document what ports on a server is running what service.

So like you have observed, the standard registered ssh port is 22, but you can run an ssh server on any port you choose/want.

[wmcneil]

14 hours ago, ken-ji said:

/etc/services file is an information file documenting standard ports and name associated to it.

It does not document what ports on a server is running what service.

So like you have observed, the standard registered ssh port is 22, but you can run an ssh server on any port you choose/want.

 After doing a little research, I found any three of these commands will report the actual port in use:

 netstat -tulpn | grep LISTEN    
 ss -tulpn  

 lsof -i -P -n | grep LISTEN