diff -Nur e-smith-openssh-2.6.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/hosts.allow/sshd e-smith-openssh-2.6.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/hosts.allow/sshd
--- e-smith-openssh-2.6.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/hosts.allow/sshd	2003-02-28 16:07:35.000000000 -0500
+++ e-smith-openssh-2.6.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/hosts.allow/sshd	2020-12-11 14:39:40.142000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    $DB->hosts_allow_spec('sshd');
+    $OUT .= $DB->hosts_allow_spec('sshd');
+    $OUT .= " EXCEPT /etc/hosts.deny_ssh" if ( ( -f "/etc/hosts.deny_ssh") && ($denyhosts{'status'} || 'disabled') eq "enabled" );
 }