From b6fd58a7ca99df94e0fcfa0ca9080bed2dde073e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Lancaster <32917998+jsl12@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 13:30:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] more polish

---
 scripts/ssh-server-check.sh | 21 ++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/ssh-server-check.sh b/scripts/ssh-server-check.sh
index 0972f33..28bd012 100755
--- a/scripts/ssh-server-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/ssh-server-check.sh
@@ -173,27 +173,26 @@ EOF
     }
 
     if [[ ! -e $cfg_path ]]; then
-        prompt_user "sshd config" "Do you want to configure sshd?"
+        prompt_user "sshd" "Currently unconfigured for certs. Do you want to configure?"
         if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
             install_cert_config
-            update_prompt $GREEN_CHECK "Configured sshd"
+            update_prompt $GREEN_CHECK "sshd" "Configured to use and accept certs"
         fi
     fi
+
     restart_sshd
     echo
 }
 
 restart_sshd() {
-    if ! systemctl is-active --quiet sshd; then
-        prompt_user "sshd.service" "sshd.service is not active. Restart?"
-        if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-            systemctl restart sshd
-            local sshd_pid=$(systemctl show --property	MainPID --value sshd)
-            update_prompt $GREEN_CHECK "Restarted sshd.service on PID: $sshd_pid"
-        fi
+    echo -en "$YELLOW_BANG Restarting sshd..."
+    systemctl restart sshd
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        local sshd_pid=$(systemctl show --property MainPID --value sshd)
+        update_prompt $GREEN_CHECK "sshd" "Restarted sshd.service on PID: $sshd_pid"
     else
-        local sshd_pid=$(systemctl show --property	MainPID --value sshd)
-        echo -e "$GREEN_CHECK sshd.service is active on PID: $sshd_pid"
+        update_prompt $RED_X "sshd" "Failed to restart sshd.service"
+        exit 1
     fi
 }