Starting sshd: /etc/init.d/sshd: line 113: /usr/sbin/sshd: Permission denied

[sumanc]

Hi,

I am running Fedore 8 (x86_64) on Intel Core 2 Duo machine. I have openssh-server.x86_64 version 4.7p1-2.fc8 installed.

When I attempt to start the SSH server as root by using the command '/etc/init.d/sshd start', I get the following message:
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Starting sshd: /etc/init.d/sshd: line 113: /usr/sbin/sshd: Permission denied
[FAILED]
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The line 113 in /etc/init.d/sshd contains: '$SSHD $OPTIONS && success || failure'

I am not being able to find out the problem. I have run previously the i386 version on a 32 bit machine perfectly before. Is there any known problem with the 64 bit version? Any suggestion?


Thanks and regards,
Suman Chakrabarty.

[Nokia]

Did you remove/reinstall sshd ?

[sumanc]

Originally Posted by Nokia

Did you remove/reinstall sshd ?

Yes, I have tried that already. No change!

[Nokia]

Did you try

su -l
/etc/init.d/sshd restart

[sumanc]

/etc/init.d/sshd restart
Stopping sshd: [FAILED]
Starting sshd: /etc/init.d/sshd: line 113: /usr/sbin/sshd: Permission denied
[FAILED]

[Nokia]

Type

setenforce 0

and try again. If it doesn't work type

setenforce 1

.

[sumanc]

Yes!!! "setenforce 0" did the trick! What is the working principle behind it? Shall I have do repeat the same thing on next reboot?

Thanks a lot!

[Nokia]

Do the following

su -l
touch /.autorelabel

Then reboot and check if it still works.

[stevea]

pr -n /etc/init.d/sshd | grep 113
113 [ "$RETVAL" = 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/sshd

It was the lock file !

[Nokia]

Then why did it work after disabling SElinux ? Simple coincidence ? Why the lock file remained while uninstalling/reinstalling ?