Re: Install: sshd is off while sshd=""

[Tom <muyou@shaw.ca>]

Ted Unangst wrote:
> 
> sshd or sshd_flags?  one works, one doesn't

Sorry, that would be sshd_flags="" in rc.conf.  I should have stressed
on doesn't automatically start on boot.  sshd will work, if you run it
manually.

> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Tom wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > I installed snapshot yesterday, 20040227, and noticed the sshd
> > start-on-default-prompt while set to "no", rc.conf showed sshd=""
> > instead of sshd=NO.  Even though it is sshd="", sshd wasn't running as
> > per "no" at the installation prompt; however, if I want to use sshd in
> > the future, I don't know how to start it automatically.  If rc.conf is
> > the only way to start services on boot, then sshd won't start.  I tried
> > switching to sshd=NO and back to sshd="", but it will not automatically
> > start.
> >
> > However, if I choose "yes" at the installation prompt, it will start as
> > expected and I can turn it on or off via rc.conf.
> >
> > The tested system is i386, p2, without rc.conf.local, rc.local, etc.
> >
> >
> 
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