On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 08:36, Jack Coates wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 08:23, Greg Meyer wrote:
> > On Wednesday 02 July 2003 10:04 am, Thomas Backlund wrote:
> > >
> > > It's a script that checks if the ssh daemon is running,
> > > and if not... it will restart it..
> > 
> > I guess the question I should have askled is why is it necessary?  Is sshd 
> > known to stop on it's own?
> > 
> > I have removed the sshd-monitor package and have not noticed a problem with my 
> > sshd deamon.
> 
> well, not having ssh running is a real pain on a box you can't access
> physically :-)
> 
> Of course if it won't run because an upgrade failed or the config file
> is wrong, you're screwed no matter what.

Yep.. and having it for a remote situation (Like I live in California
and I Have a corporate server in Michigan) can be a real plus. 
Otherwise the only recourse is to have the guys in Michigan reboot the
box and hope that ssh restarts.  On a box that you are always in front
of (Like a laptop) I'd say it's not so needed... but for a remote
server. It can be a godsend.

James



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