installing ssh after freebsd has been installed?

[Matthew Seaman]

g wrote:
> how do is install ssh once i've installed freebsd 6.1?
> 
> i used sysinstall.  check ssh in the networking section.  ok'ed my and
> exited my way back to the system prompt.
> 
> as root i typed /usr/sbin/sshd
> 
> i get from the system:
> 
> Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host/dsa_key
> Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key
> sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
> 
> do i need to reinstall the os, 6.1, in-order for it to setup ssh and
> create those files, ssh_host_ ...?
> 

The system startup script for sshd will create any necessary key files if
they are missing.  Try the following:

   # killall sshd
   # /etc/rc.d/sshd start

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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