Public bug reported:
/dev/null got changed from a character device to a regular file. the
method by which this happened is unknown.
On reboot, sshd failed to start up.
There is a script in /etc/init.d/ssh that dies if /dev/null is not a
character device. If you try to start sshd from the command line it
reports 'no such device' in the logfile.
This makes you unable to access your server remotely.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Feb 12 11:34:11 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_CA.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openssh
** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Title:
sshd fails to restart after /dev/null is changed to regular file
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