>>> >> If it doesn't start I'm locked out of the remote system. >>> > >>> > You may be interested in : >>> > /etc/init.d/sshd reload >>> >>> I get: >>> >>> # /etc/init.d/sshd reload >>> * Reloading sshd ... >>> No /usr/sbin/sshd found running; none killed. [ ok ] >> >> That is scary. Can you do equery f openssh, also do a simple ls >> /usr/sbin/sshd >> >> When is the last time you did an etc-update? >> > I just checked on my system. sshd is in /usr/bin/sshd. Not sbin. You have an > outdated /etc/init.d/sshd file. You might need to etc-update, or reinstall > sshd and run etc-update afterwards
Thanks for helping me out with this. I re-emerged openssh and now sshd restarts just fine. - Grant