From 015331518dff60f31a7d8ce24fc315e3ac9e86f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhijeet Kasurde Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 11:00:39 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] windows: Add openssh installation link (#74765) * Added a link to openssh installation on Windows Fixes: #73490 Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde --- docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_setup.rst | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_setup.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_setup.rst index 47fbcf88a46..2d3573b7082 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_setup.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_setup.rst @@ -463,13 +463,20 @@ Ansible 2.8 has added an experimental SSH connection for Windows managed nodes. backwards incompatible changes in feature releases. The server side components can be unreliable depending on the version that is installed. +Installing OpenSSH using Windows Settings +----------------------------------------- +OpenSSH can be used to connect Window 10 clients to Windows Server 2019. +OpenSSH Client is available to install on Windows 10 build 1809 and later, while OpenSSH Server is available to install on Windows Server 2019 and later. + +Please refer `this guide `_. + Installing Win32-OpenSSH ------------------------ The first step to using SSH with Windows is to install the `Win32-OpenSSH `_ service on the Windows host. Microsoft offers a way to install ``Win32-OpenSSH`` through a Windows capability but currently the version that is installed through this process is too old to work with Ansible. To install ``Win32-OpenSSH`` for use with -Ansible, select one of these three installation options: +Ansible, select one of these installation options: * Manually install the service, following the `install instructions `_ from Microsoft.