Re: ssh config file not working as I think the man page describes

[Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>]

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
>     chris@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.