Re: openssh installed, but ssh-daemon not starting

[Thompson, David]

Hello Marco,

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 3:16 AM, Marco van Hulten <address@hidden> wrote:
> ```
> address@hidden ~# guix package -i openssh
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> The following package will be upgraded:
>    openssh      7.6p1 → 7.6p1   
> /gnu/store/j0lzcal5r3y4x4bhfq2ksfn2xirdhqhl-openssh-7.6p1
>
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> The following derivations will be built:
>    /gnu/store/hfqadrr4am10d6lwwcwgfk148yrgybr1-profile.drv
>    /gnu/store/ypc6gq61shfmp1pcxzhig5ygzi4a6hs5-ca-certificate-bundle.drv
>    /gnu/store/r7arxs6qlf8iix56r7yv6qiqnjzf8wmp-fonts-dir.drv
>    /gnu/store/f5d0jq44ghb1kbpk0mrsp45xxla910bn-info-dir.drv
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> Creating manual page database for 3 packages... done in 0.227 s
> 4 packages in profile
> address@hidden ~# herd start ssh-daemon
> herd: service 'ssh-daemon' could not be found
> ```
>
> Is there actually a service `ssh-daemon' belonging to the package
> openssh?

Services being installed upon package installation is one of those
things you learn from other distros that needs to be "unlearned" when
using GuixSD.  When you run `guix package` you are altering your own
personal package profile, it doesn't alter the system in any way.
Installing the openssh package as a user is a good way to get the
openssh client available in your shell, but in order to get the
openssh daemon running you'll need to add an expression like `(service
openssh-service-type (openssh-configuration ...))` to your OS
configuration file and run `guix system reconfigure`.  Make sure to
import the (gnu services ssh) module otherwise you'll get undefined
variable errors.

Hope this helps,

- Dave