>> After updating to the latest stable x86 openssh and merging config >> files on my remote system, I get: >> >> # /etc/init.d/sshd restart >> * Stopping sshd ... [ !! ] >> >> There is nothing in /var/log/sshd/current. Does anyone know what I should >> do? > > You could stop the sshd process manually with kill or similar (I use > htop). (Careful though, you don't want to kill your current session, > just the daemon listening for new connections!) Then you can "zap" the > service and start it as normal. > > Or you could reboot the host, and (assuming it's in your default > run-level) sshd will start on boot.
I could reboot, but how can I be sure sshd will start again? The fact that it's not stopping makes me wonder if there is something wrong. If it doesn't start I'm locked out of the remote system. - Grant
