installing ssh after freebsd has been installed?

[g]

Thanks, Bill and Matthew, your suggestions did the trick.

g.


On Sep 6, 2006, at 2:41 PM, Bill Moran wrote:

> In response to g <g.one at mac.com>:
>
>> 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_ ...?
>
> Use the /etc/rc.d/sshd script to start/stop sshd.  It will detect the
> above condition and take care of it.
>
> Assuming you've set up your config files properly, you could also
> reboot the system.
>
> --  
> Bill Moran
> Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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g.