Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:24:31 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:12.openssh Message-ID: <3F68B4EF.9050507@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20030917184232.GE6137@madman.celabo.org> References: <200309161817.h8GIH1GL072348@freefall.freebsd.org> <5.0.2.1.1.20030916225106.02e09dc0@popserver.sfu.ca> <1063807011.15698.3.camel@gentoo1.enic.cc> <20030917140107.GD91843@madman.celabo.org> <16232.43602.97364.411009@cnr.cs.columbia.edu> <20030917184232.GE6137@madman.celabo.org>
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Jacques A. Vidrine wrote: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 02:39:14PM -0400, Jonathan Lennox wrote: [ ... ] >> On FreeBSD 5.0 and later, wouldn't it be both simpler and safer to >> recommend >> # /etc/rc.d/sshd restart >> instead? This can be dangerous if you are ssh'ed in, and the restart kills your connection rather than the daemon. > Then there would be two sets of instructions, which sucks. > > I think we'll just not do it quite completely and go with > > # kill `cat /var/run/sshd.pid` > # /usr/sbin/sshd This is good. -- -Chuck
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