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Hi , I had downloaded the OpenSSH AIX binary packages from http://www.zip.com.au/~dtucker/openssh/ . It is working fine usually, but when i reboot the server it doesnt start the sshd daemon automatically. I see there is a line added in /etc/rc.tcpip server to start the sshd on restart while intallation of the package. But it is throwing the following error in error log while the server is

I'm new to using openSSH on AIX and want to know how others are launching and maintaing sshd. I see where sshd has a -i option for use with inetd, but I am thinking about adding the AIX SRC APIs so that I can use the commands: lssrc, startsrc and stopsrc to maintain the daemon. -- Denise M. Genty genty at austin.ibm.com (512)838-8170 - T/L 678-8170 AIX IP Security

...hange /usr/sbin/sshd to wherever you have sshd installed. The -R automatically restarts SSH if it ever falls over. SSH requires the -D option to prevent it forking (a requirement of the SRC). You can then add this to /etc/rc.tcpip to initiate it on each boot: start /usr/sbin/sshd "$src_running" Best wishes, -------------------------------------------------------- Doug Manton, AT&T EMEA Commercial Security Solutions E: demanton at att.com -------------------------------------------------------- "If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy&quo...

I hope someone can help. I've installed 2.9p2 on a number of AIX boxes and it works great. The problem is that a HUGE >700 number of defunct processes get generated by sshd. Did I do something wrong ? Any suggestions ? Please email chuck at fiu.edu as I don't subscribe to the list. TIA, Chuck -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name:

We are heading into a lock here. So we need to get people to test their respective platforms if they wish them to be supported out of the tar file. So if you have any patches you need to ensure your platform works speak up. We are looking at a lock on the 17th. I believe I have an AIX/Cray patch and a Tru64 patch sitting in my mailbox that I'll be looking at soon and more than likely