> I'm fairly new at using the build.sh tools, but slavishly following the 
> "Tracking NetBSD-current" http://netbsd.org/Documentation/current/
> 
> I just had a problem where I built and installed a new kernel, then 
> was building userland -- and sshd went away during the build. 
> 
> I have no idea why.  But, I'm thinking that there was something that 
> changed between June 11 and June 16 that affected userland.
> 
> The build order as shown is:
>  (1) build tools
>  (2) build kernel
>  (3) install kernel
>  (4) reboot
>  (5) build userland
>  (6) install userland
>  (7) reboot
> 
> I'm thinking that it might be better to move (5) immediately after (2). 
> That way, the window for userland incompatibilities would be smaller. 
> 
> Is there a subtle reason why a new kernel must be installed before 
> building a new userland?
> 
> My suggestion would be closer to an install from distribution, where
> both kernel and userland are already built.
> 
> -- 
> William Allen Simpson
>     Key fingerprint =  17 40 5E 67 15 6F 31 26  DD 0D B9 9B 6A 15 2C 32

Did your /etc/defaults/rc.conf get changed? That's where ssh can get turned off.

ciao!

leam
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