I just installed openssh-server: sudo aptitude install openssh-server
Verify it: u...@userpc:~$ sudo netstat -lnptu | grep ssh [sudo] password for user: tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 991/sshd tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 991/sshd Reboot sudo reboot And logged in successfully from another PC without to login on the target pc first. But I have a suspicion what is the problem. There is no ssh symlink under /etc/rc2.d/ to point to /etc/init.d/ssh. The script is started instead from /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server which works when the network comes up. For some reason your network dows not come up when the PC is started but only when you login. This usually happens because of Network Manager. There are two possible workarounds: 1) Append the following to /etc/network/interfaces: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp 2) Create a symlink to /etc/init.d/ssh under /etc/rc2.d: cd /etc/rc2.d ln -s ../init.d/ssh S40ssh On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 14:56 +0100, Andreas Constantinides (MegaHz) wrote: > hi guys, > > got a question on ubuntu you might know the answer. > > I have noticed that on the new versions of ubuntu, when ubuntu boots it does > not activate any services until you login. > > So nothing starts, no sshd nothing. After you login on the machine, then it > starts all services. > > so if you remotely restart the machine there is no way to have ssh again > until you visit the machine and login to it. > > thanks > > -- Andreas >
