I did remove that option, but it still did not run properly. It no longer gave me an error message and acted like it was installed and a pid marker was created but no pid was running and I could not get in. I even tried replacing sshd_config with its backup but to no avail.
I ended up deleting /etc/ssh and uninstalling/reinstalling openssh and then it worked again. --- Jeremy Salch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What happened is that Webmin puts a depreciated > option in the config file > called "CheckMail" if you go into the config file > sshd_config and remove > that option the ssh server should then run properly > > > > On Sunday 24 February 2002 06:14 am, you wrote: > > On Sundayen den 24 February 2002 12.08, SI > Reasoning wrote: > > > After using the ssh server config in webmin for > > > trivial changes, I can no longer get sshd to > run. I > > > even went as far as comparing it to another > cooker > > > /etc/ssh/sshd_config (on another machine) and > making > > > them exactly alike but it still will not run. It > does > > > not give any error messages either. > > > > > > what to do? > > > > This is what I would do. > > > > uninstall all ssh stuff, rm -rf /etc/ssh, > reinstall all ssh stuff, never > > use any gui config manglers like linuxconf, etc. > > > > This is probably not the answer people like to > see... > ===== SI Reasoning [EMAIL PROTECTED] A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive. -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
