"A new version (...) of configuration file /etc/ssh/sshd_config is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified"

Continuing the discussion from Updating I get a "Configuring openssh-server" message about the "sshd_config" file:

I got the same message. I too chose to keep the local version, and things seem to work. But could someone please check over the changes to see whether I made the right decision?

The settings affected seem to be:

  • PermitEmptyPasswords
  • ChallengeResponsiveAuthentication/KbdInteractiveAuthentication
  • PidFile location