```ruby
#
# Cookbook Name:: openssh
# Recipe:: default
#
# Copyright 2008-2009, Opscode, Inc.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#

packages = case node[:platform]
  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
    %w{openssh-clients openssh}
  else
    %w{openssh-client openssh-server}
  end
  
packages.each do |pkg|
  package pkg
end

service "ssh" do
  case node[:platform]
  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
    service_name "sshd"
  else
    service_name "ssh"
  end
  supports :restart => true
  action [ :enable, :start ]
end

```

Use status on supported platforms.
user
```ruby
#
# Cookbook Name:: openssh
# Recipe:: default
#
# Copyright 2008-2009, Opscode, Inc.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#

packages = case node[:platform]
  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
    %w{openssh-clients openssh}
  else
    %w{openssh-client openssh-server}
  end
  
packages.each do |pkg|
  package pkg
end

service "ssh" do
  case node[:platform]
  when "centos","redhat","fedora"
    service_name "sshd"
  else
    service_name "ssh"
  end
  supports value_for_platform(
    "debian" => { "default" => [ :restart, :reload ] },
    "ubuntu" => { "default" => [ :restart, :reload ] },
    "centos" => { "default" => [ :restart, :reload, :status ] },
    "redhat" => { "default" => [ :restart, :reload, :status ] },
    "fedora" => { "default" => [ :restart, :reload, :status ] },
    "default" => { "default" => [:restart, :reload ] }
  )
  action [ :enable, :start ]
end

```
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