Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It's because :: is IPv6 address, and this is what SSH binds to when it > first start's, being that IPv4 is also enabled, when it tries to bind > to the IPv4 address, it find's that it is already being used. > > Possibly disable IPv6 support in kernel (?) or use the ListenAddress > option in your SSHD server config file. There is a file in /proc that affects this: cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/bindv6only 0 If you echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/bindv6only the problem probably goes away. I don't know if enabling this option has any downsides though. Regards Ingemar
