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.Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
additional failures are logged.
The default is 6.
.It Cm MaxSessions
-Specifies the maximum number of open sessions permitted per network connection.
+Specifies the maximum number of open shell, login or subsystem (e.g. sftp)
+sessions permitted per network connection.
+Multiple sessions may be established by clients that support connection
+multiplexing.
+Setting
+.Cm MaxSessions
+to 1 will effectively disable session multiplexing, whereas setting it to 0
+will prevent all shell, login and subsystem sessions while still permitting
+forwarding.
The default is 10.
.It Cm MaxStartups
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent unauthenticated connections to the