I'm using the OpenSSH on AIX package (4.1p1) on AIX 5.1 running on an RS/6000. I installed the OpenSSL RPMs prior to installing OpenSSH and there were no errors when I installed the either. I can start sshd with startsrc -s sshd. It returns a PID and I'm returned to the command prompt. When I type lssrc -s sshd right after sshd is started, sshd is shown as active. However if I wait about 3-5 seconds and type it again, it shows sshd as inoperative. I'm not getting any errors that I can see during the entire process. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Thanks,
Tim

No, but I suggest you start up the SSH server in foreground debug mode. Can't remember the flags offhand, but should be in the man page.

Typically, on the openssh server side, you can issue the following command to start the sshd in debug:
sshd -ddd -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config

This is provided your config file lies within this path. Most linux distributions use this path, but play it safe and double-check. It will error out if it doesn't like the path.

To Troubleshoot the client side ssh request, use the following command:
ssh -vvv username@hostnameor IP address you're sending the query to


Hope this helps!
LoadedMind

I actually ended up fixing it by upgrading from ML4 to ML9. There was a bug in the ML4 TCP/IP code, but I can't remember exactly what it was.