Uninstalling OpenSSH

When you begin uninstalling OpenSSH a pre-remove script is executed which saves the modified configuration data (host key files, modified configuration files) in the /etc/tcpipsv/openssh/ directory. Unmodified configuration files are not saved. From this directory the files mentioned are once more copied into the configuration directory /etc/ssh/ when installation takes place again.

If you do not wish to use the configuration data of the old installation as a basis when you reinstall OpenSSH at some future time, you must completely remove the content of the /etc/tcpipsv/openssh/ directory:

# rm -fr /etc/tcpipsv/openssh