Exact error message: nov 12 14:34:09 <hostname> sshd2[15154]: fatal daemon() failed: no such device
Steps to fix the error:
1.Remove /dev/null directory
#rm -f /dev/null
2.create the special file for /dev/null
#mknod /dev/null c 1 3
This creates the /dev/null special file that is a special character file with the major device number 1 and the minor device number 3.
3.Then start the sshd service
# /etc/init.d/sshd start
# /etc/init.d/sshd status
It will resolves the issue.
Steps to fix the error:
1.Remove /dev/null directory
#rm -f /dev/null
2.create the special file for /dev/null
#mknod /dev/null c 1 3
This creates the /dev/null special file that is a special character file with the major device number 1 and the minor device number 3.
3.Then start the sshd service
# /etc/init.d/sshd start
# /etc/init.d/sshd status
It will resolves the issue.
