I'm using the distro trustix-3.0.i586.

My question is: How do I get non-essential programs to start with linux on boot in case I ever have to or want to restart Linux from SSH? All I really require is a way to make sshd start on boot.

I do not often have direct access to my Linux-box and would greatly appreciate any help that can be given.

Depending on /etc/init style of your system, add one or two lines to correct place.

If same as Debian,

#1. find your runlevel.
#2. make sure that you have ssh start script at /etc/init.d
#3. make a link at rcN.d (N is your runlevel), to /etc/init.d/ssh. The name of this link should be S20ssh or something similar.
#4. make a link at rc0.d to /etc/init.d/ssh. The name of the link should be K20ssh or something similar.
#5. make a link at rc6.d to /etc/init.d/ssh. The name of the link should be K20ssh or something similar.


However, I somewhat think that this was done when you installed ssh.