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Before you can use sshd on Mac OS X, you'll need to enable the server and possibly open up the Mac's firewall. In addition, you'll want to know about some configuration differences as compared to most other OpenSSH installations.
SSH server startup is controlled from the Sharing pane in System Preferences, under Services, as in Figure 15-1. To enable sshd, select Remote Login and click the Start button.