Ssh – OpenSSH Windows Server 2016

sshssh-keygenwindows-server-2016

I am trying to install OpenSSH on a windows server machine. When i use this command:

Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'OpenSSH*

I don't get this output:

Name  : OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
State : NotPresent
Name  : OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
State : NotPresent

but it's empty:

When I do:

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

it works, but once I try so start the server:

Start-Service sshd
Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'

I get this message error:

Start-Service : Cannot find any service with service name 'sshd'.

Best Answer

Judging from the Microsoft Documentation, it appears that installing Open SSH through PowerShell in this way is a feature of Windows Server 2019 and not of 2016.

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use warnings;
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my $HOSTNAME = shift;
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