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From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#34580: Service ssh-daemon could not be started
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 22:48:58 +0200
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Hi Brand,

"Brant Gardner" <mail@lnklnx.com> skribis:

> I'll cheerfully do the experiment, but I don't know how - can you direct =
me for how to add strace where you need it to a booting system?

You could try something like the patch below.  When =E2=80=98ssh-daemon=E2=
=80=99 fails
to start, you=E2=80=99ll have to make sure to grab /tmp/ssh.log.

I=E2=80=99ve just experienced it on a headless machine so I sympathize all =
the
more now=E2=80=A6

HTH!

Ludo=E2=80=99.


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--- a/gnu/services/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/ssh.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu services ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
   #:use-module (gnu system pam)
@@ -491,7 +492,8 @@ of user-name/file-like tuples."
     (openssh-configuration-pid-file config))
 
   (define openssh-command
-    #~(list (string-append #$(openssh-configuration-openssh config) "/sbin/sshd")
+    #~(list #$(file-append strace "/bin/strace") "-f" "-s" "300" "-Tt" "-o" "/tmp/ssh.log"
+            (string-append #$(openssh-configuration-openssh config) "/sbin/sshd")
             "-D" "-f" #$(openssh-config-file config)))
 
   (list (shepherd-service

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