bascule wrote on Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 01:53:31PM +0000 : > i've just installed openssh-server and when i try to start sshd i get > privilege seperation: user sshd does not exist > before i create this user, what options should i create it with, obviously > it's a system user and doesn't need a home etc. but what else, after all ssh > is a security minded tool, no point having it if it's not set up correctly
Run 'rpm -q --scripts openssh-server' and you'll see the command that is normally used to create that user. Run that command (type it in manually) and then it will start properly. Blue skies... Todd -- MandrakeSoft USA http://www.mandrakesoft.com Mandrake: An amalgam of good ideas from RedHat, Debian, and MandrakeSoft. All in all, IMHO, an unbeatable combination. --Levi Ramsey on Cooker ML Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk Kernel 2.4.19-16mdk
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