On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 13:56:11 +0000, Chris Green wrote: > ... and at the end of ~/.ssh/config:- > # > # 'global' options > # > Host * > User chris > ~ > ~
> chris$ ssh caracal > ch...@caracal.mythic-beasts.com's password: So put the "Host *" section at the top instead of at the bottom. > > The man page for ssh_config says, right at the start: "For each > parameter, the first obtained value will be used.". Look at the context, though. That sentence comes right after a list of the files that are searched. I would assume that it only refers to parameters that occur in multiple files.
