SSH: sshd_config changes: restart?
 

with openSSH 5.3 on RHEL does sshd process read sshd_config on every connection, or does sshd need a restart after changes to sshd_config?

if you changed sshd_config, you need to restart the service.

that is true with all configuration files in linux.

i will respectfully disagree with your 2nd statement.