On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:04:32 -0500 "Sean P. Malone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I "mistakenly" deleted /etc/ssh along with all of the keyfiles and, most > importantly, ssd_config. I was attempting to completely > remove/reinstall openssh. > > I've tried both the port and package. The install program doesn't > complain that there is no /etc/ssh. I had assumed that it would create > it but it evidently does not. > > The system does ask for entropy upon the next reboot but the generation > of the keys and startup of sshd fail since there is no /etc/ssh. > > If the install program doesn't create /etc/ssh, what does and how do I > get it back? first of all, /etc/ssh is the config-home of the "base" ssh that comes with FreeBSD by default (so you can use "make world" to get it back") however the openssh-portable port is storing these config-files in /usr/local/etc/ssh, if you want to switch to the port instead of the base-system ssh, then do the following : sshd_enable="YES" sshd_program="/usr/local/sbin/sshd" (see also : /usr/share/examples/etc/defaults/rc.conf) after this is working well, imo it's a good idea to remove /usr/sbin/sshd and /usr/bin/ssh* and /etc/ssh (or replace them with symlinks to the port-binaries etc.) HTH _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
