4 ms·Note that if you are on centos 6, the openssh version isn't new enough to support this feature.by dminor 13y agoNote that if you are on centos 6, the openssh version isn't new enough to support this feature.er0k 13y agothis is not truedminor 13y agoYes it is. ControlPersist was introduced in openssh 5.6. Centos 6 ships with a patched version of 5.3.jlgreco 13y agoBoth ssh and sshd I guess? Do both ends need to support the feature?er0k 13y agoah ok. ControlMaster and ControlPath are both supported though.