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Date:      Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:52:48 -0500
From:      Robin Smith <rasmith@aristotle.tamu.edu>
To:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:12.openssh 
Message-ID:  <200309171952.h8HJqmcZ082311@aristotle.tamu.edu>
In-Reply-To: Message from Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>  <200309171936.h8HJa2K5012289@apollo.backplane.com> 

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>>>>> "Jacques" == Jacques A Vidrine <nectar@freebsd.org> writes:

    Jacques> I think we'll just not do it quite completely and go with

    Jacques>     # kill `cat /var/run/sshd.pid` 
                 # /usr/sbin/sshd

Doesn't sshd respond to a HUP by re-executing itself rather than
simply re-reading its config files?  That is, wouldn't 
"kill -HUP `cat /var/run/sshd.pid` " do what's wanted (i.e. kill 
and restart the listening daemon while leaving the children for 
established connections alone)?



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