start ssh at boot time

Forum: HD Install
Topic: start ssh at boot time
started by: lothario

Posted by lothario on Nov. 04 2006,21:40

My HD install works.
I want the ssh server to start at boot time.
So I added ssh to:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda2 ssh
in /boot/grub/menu.lst

But the ssh server does not start at boot time.

What am I doing wrong?

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 05 2006,04:36

I don't think 'traditional' hd-installs parse some frugal calls..
Just add the command to start it in one of the startup files.

Posted by lothario on Nov. 05 2006,04:57

Ok.

I appended
/usr/sbin/sshstart
to the file
/opt/bootlocal.sh

This almost works.
Except that I have to hit Enter for it to continue after sshd has been started because it says
"Hit Return to continue."

How can I make it an unattended bootup process?
So that I may reboot it remotely, via my ssh login.

Posted by mikshaw on Nov. 05 2006,05:46

/etc/init.d/ssh start

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 05 2006,05:47

Usually system services can be found in /etc/init.d

You can try
/etc/init.d/ssh start

Posted by lothario on Nov. 05 2006,08:00

Thanks to both of you.

It works now.

Posted by chaostic on Nov. 06 2006,06:55

Quote (lothario @ Nov. 04 2006,23:57)

Uhh, if your ssh server dies/needs to be rebooted, how will you do it via a ssh login?!

Posted by lothario on Nov. 06 2006,07:27

Quote (chaostic @ Nov. 05 2006,22:55)

Quote (lothario @ Nov. 04 2006,23:57)

Uhh, if your ssh server dies/needs to be rebooted, how will you do it via a ssh login?!

Exactly.
That is why I took the 2 suggestions mentioned above:
/etc/init.d/ssh start