[SOLVED] Starting ssh server

OtagoHarbour · 08-03-2012, 09:43 PM

I am using Ubuntu 11.10.

This issue has been riased before but the solutions I have seen do not work on my system. One solution given is to type the following.

Code:

sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd start

However sshd does not exist anywhere on my system. Another solution given in a Ubuntu forum is

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start

However there is no ssh in /etc/init.d/

I tried

Code:

sudo ssh start

and got

Code:

ssh: Could not resolve hostname start: Name or service not known

Any help with this would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Peter.

etech3 · 08-03-2012, 09:59 PM

Are you sure you have it installed?

Take look at

Code:

apt-cache policy ssh

and

Code:

apt-cache policy openssh-server

anomie · 08-03-2012, 09:59 PM

Is it possible you have not yet installed sshd?

To install from the command line:

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install openssh-server

Or use your GUI "Ubuntu Software Center".

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edit: too slow.

OtagoHarbour · 08-04-2012, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

Are you sure you have it installed?

Take look at

Code:

apt-cache policy ssh

I got

Code:

ssh:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1
  Version table:
     1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages

Quote:

and

Code:

apt-cache policy openssh-server

I got

Code:

N: Unable to locate package openssh-serve

Does that mean it's not installed?

Thanks,
Peter.

OtagoHarbour · 08-04-2012, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anomie

Is it possible you have not yet installed sshd?

To install from the command line:

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install openssh-server

That fixed it. Thanks very much!

---------- Post added 08-04-12 at 08:14 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

Are you sure you have it installed?

Take look at

Code:

apt-cache policy ssh

and

Code:

apt-cache policy openssh-server

You are right. It wasn't installed.

Thanks very much,
Peter.

etech3 · 08-04-2012, 07:14 PM

yep not installed

OtagoHarbour · 08-04-2012, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anomie

Is it possible you have not yet installed sshd?

To install from the command line:

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install openssh-server

That worked!

Thanks very much!
Peter.

etech3 · 08-04-2012, 07:24 PM

If you are good to go, mark thread solved

OtagoHarbour · 08-04-2012, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

yep not installed

You are right!

Thanks very much!
Peter