Hi Brand,
"Brant Gardner" <m...@lnklnx.com> skribis:
> I'll cheerfully do the experiment, but I don't know how - can you direct me
> for how to add strace where you need it to a booting system?
You could try something like the patch below. When ‘ssh-daemon’ fails
to start, you’ll have to make sure to grab /tmp/ssh.log.
I’ve just experienced it on a headless machine so I sympathize all the
more now…
HTH!
Ludo’.
--- a/gnu/services/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/ssh.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
(define-module (gnu services ssh)
#:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
#:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
#:use-module (gnu services)
#:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
#:use-module (gnu system pam)
@@ -491,7 +492,8 @@ of user-name/file-like tuples."
(openssh-configuration-pid-file config))
(define openssh-command
- #~(list (string-append #$(openssh-configuration-openssh config) "/sbin/sshd")
+ #~(list #$(file-append strace "/bin/strace") "-f" "-s" "300" "-Tt" "-o" "/tmp/ssh.log"
+ (string-append #$(openssh-configuration-openssh config) "/sbin/sshd")
"-D" "-f" #$(openssh-config-file config)))
(list (shepherd-service
