On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 11:53:25PM +0100, dhofstee wrote: > I use the standard ssh package and sshd works, but only if I use the -D > switch (-D==not become daemon). This -D problem is a recent "feature". > Without the -D option, no process is created and connection is refused > (logically). If I do the "/etc/init.d/ssh start" everything looks ok > (the dot appears) but the daemon isn't there. I tried to reinstall and > reconfigure to no avail. When I used the -d (debug) option I found no > weird messages.
-d suppresses daemonization, so is unlikely to help. Do you see a message like "sshd[.....]: fatal: daemon() failed: Function not implemented" in /var/log/auth.log? If so, sshd is not at fault; your /dev/null is broken, which causes the daemon() library function to fail. See http://bugs.debian.org/145451 for more discussion and a solution. > A minor ssh bug is also that the init scripts do not warn if no pid file > is generated (indicating failure). Please file this bug report. I don't think I've noticed it already filed; if it is, well, there are enough duplicates already that I don't mind another one, especially when it's this simple. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
