# option:OOD\_SSH\_WRAPPER custom ssh wrapper not picked up
**URL:** https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828
**Category:** Get Help
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828 "2020-04-09T12:11:26Z")
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### Author:  [@baverhey](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/baverhey)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/1 "2020-04-09T12:11:26Z")
The pr is merged but the new ssh wrapper is not used, the setting is not picked up nd default ssh is used. [https://github.com/OSC/ondemand/pull/406](https://github.com/OSC/ondemand/pull/406)
We are on ood 1.7.9
does the option need to be defined at app level in
ood/apps/sys/shell/env --\> according to [https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/customization.html?highlight=env](https://osc.github.io/ood-documentation/master/customization.html?highlight=env)
ood/apps/sys/shell/.env
ood/apps/sys/dashboard/.env.production
all not picked up
in file /apps/sys/shell/app.js
var host = process.env.DEFAULT\_SSHHOST || ‘localhost’;
var cmd = process.env.OOD\_SSH\_WRAPPER
related issu: [Difficulty getting shell app to observe DEFAULT\_SSHHOST](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/difficulty-getting-shell-app-to-observe-default-sshhost/697)
thx for the info.
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### Author:  [@jeff.ohrstrom](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jeff.ohrstrom)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/2 "2020-04-09T13:15:00Z")
Yes the environment variables should be listed here `/etc/ood/config/apps/shell/env`. Be sure to restart your PUN for things to take affect.
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### Author:  [@jeff.ohrstrom](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jeff.ohrstrom)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/3 "2020-04-29T13:27:44Z")
Where you able to get this resolved by using the etc config files?
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### Author:  [@baverhey](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/baverhey)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/4 "2020-04-29T14:30:35Z")
yes, can be closed, no idea why it was not picked up.
thx
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### Author:  [@npavlovikj](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/npavlovikj)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/5 "2020-05-13T20:39:03Z")
I am sorry for the silly question, but how does one restart the PUNs?
I used to do
**sudo touch /var/www/ood/apps/sys/shell/tmp/restart.txt**
**sudo systemctl try-restart httpd24-httpd.service httpd24-htcacheclean.service**
but that would not always pick up the changes in “_/etc/ood/config/clusters.d/_” and “_/var/www/ood/apps/sys/shell/_”.
Using “ **sudo /opt/ood/nginx\_stage/sbin/nginx\_stage nginx\_clean -f** ” now works for me, but if there is a better and more correct way, I would definiltey like to know.
Thank you,
Natasha
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### Author:  [@jeff.ohrstrom](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jeff.ohrstrom)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/6 "2020-05-13T20:45:59Z")
Not silly at all! You have a button up at the top right of the dashboard, under the help tab to ‘restart web server’. That’s it, and it’ll restart just your PUN, no sudo required.
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### Author:  [@npavlovikj](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/npavlovikj)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/7 "2020-05-13T20:59:45Z")
Well, that was simpler than I thought 🙂 Out of curiosity, what is the command ran underneath “Restart Web Server”?
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### Author:  [@jeff.ohrstrom](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/jeff.ohrstrom)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/8 "2020-05-13T21:13:06Z")
It calls the api `/nginx/stop?redir=/pun/sys/dashboard/` which in turn calls nginx\_stage to stop your PUN, but also gives your browser a 302 redirect so that you end up starting it again.
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### Author:  [@npavlovikj](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/npavlovikj)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/9 "2020-05-13T21:51:01Z")
Thanks for the explanation Jeff!
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### Author:  [@westburg.2](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/westburg.2)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/option-ood-ssh-wrapper-custom-ssh-wrapper-not-picked-up/828/10 "2022-05-26T15:43:14Z")