Re: [RH List] starting SSHD automatically?

["Ashley M. Kirchner" <ashley pcraft com>]

CM Miller wrote:

> I've installed openssh from tgz under
> /usr/loca/share/openssh and I want to have ./sshd
> start automatically if I have to reboot my box.  
>
> I've tried to create an alias and place it under
> /etc/xinetd.d.  Is this right?  Where do I want to
> place the alias?  
>
> My runlevel starts up at 3, if that makes any
> difference. 
>  
   Personally, I would create an /etc/init.d/sshd script, and link it 
to /etc/rc3.d.  However, you can also put a call to your sshd in 
/etc/rc.d/rc.local and the system will start it up for you upon restart. 
Not the most elegant way, but it works.

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