Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:41:23 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: g <g.one@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing ssh after freebsd has been installed? Message-ID: <20060906144123.5c6cad3a.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <1DCB2E8B-7372-41F2-ADAF-9BC8697227B3@mac.com> References: <1DCB2E8B-7372-41F2-ADAF-9BC8697227B3@mac.com>
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In response to g <g.one@mac.com>: > how do is install ssh once i've installed freebsd 6.1? > > i used sysinstall. check ssh in the networking section. ok'ed my > and exited my way back to the system prompt. > > as root i typed /usr/sbin/sshd > > i get from the system: > > Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host/dsa_key > Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key > sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting. > > do i need to reinstall the os, 6.1, in-order for it to setup ssh and > create those files, ssh_host_ ...? Use the /etc/rc.d/sshd script to start/stop sshd. It will detect the above condition and take care of it. Assuming you've set up your config files properly, you could also reboot the system. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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