--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash -l
+
+if [[ $EUID != 0 ]]; then
+ sudo "$0"
+ exit
+fi
+
+set -eE -o pipefail
+trap 'echo "$0:$LINENO:error: \"$BASH_COMMAND\" returned $?"' ERR
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+teeu /etc/ssh/ssh_config 'SendEnv INSIDE_EMACS BASH_LOGIN_SHELL COLUMNS'
+teeu /etc/ssh/sshd_config 'AcceptEnv INSIDE_EMACS BASH_LOGIN_SHELL COLUMNS'
+# get rid of useless motd stuff
+sed -i --follow-symlinks 's/^\s*PrintLastLog .*/PrintLastLog no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+rm -f /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text /etc/update-motd.d/00-header
+
+
+if isdeb; then
+ # fyi: debconf-set-selections doesn't like mixing tabs and spaces
+ echo "debconf debconf/frontend select Readline" | debconf-set-selections
+ service ssh reload
+else
+ systemctl reload sshd
+fi