OpenSSH Windows Server 2016

Question

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'.

Is your Windows Server on version 1709 or newer? – Gerald Schneider May 06 '19 at 09:09 — Gerald Schneider, May 06 '19 at 09:09
@GeraldSchneider it's a Windows Server 2016 Standard – Mouâd Harhar May 06 '19 at 09:19 — Mouâd Harhar, May 06 '19 at 09:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 08 '19 at 17:55

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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.

answered May 08 '19 at 17:55

theodinspire

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OpenSSH Windows Server 2016

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