Re: Is the SSH server required for RDi 9.8 Debug?

[Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>]

I seem to recall that secure connections require SSH, but I thought you
could do unsecure just fine.



On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM Mark Murphy <jmarkmurphy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tried starting SEP for the first time using RDi 9.8, and it wanted me to
> start the SSH server. Apparently this is not set up on the server.
>
> STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SSHD)
> STRTCPSVR ended abnormally.  Reason code is 0005.
> Cause . . . . . :   STRTCPSVR processing ended abnormally, reason code is
> 0005.  Reason codes and their meanings follow: 0001 - QSYSWRK is not
> active. The QSYSWRK subsystem must be active before using the Start TCP/IP
> Server (STRTCPSVR) or End TCP/IP Server (ENDTCPSVR) CL command. 0002 -
> TCP/IP has not been activated. TCP/IP must be active before using the
> STRTCPSVR or ENDTCPSVR CL command. 0003 - The IBM HTTP Server for i product
> must be installed before using the Start TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR) command
> to start the server.  The product identifier is 5770DG1. 0004 - The IBM
> HTTP Server for i product must be installed before using the Configure
> TCP/IP Applications (CFGTCPAPP) command to configure the HTTP server.  The
> product identifier is 5770DG1. 0005 - STRTCPSVR processing SSHD server
> failed. Server product must be loaded to continue process. 0006 - The IBM
> Developer Kit for Java product must be installed before using the Start
> TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR) command to start the server.  The product
> identifier is 5770JV1. 0009 - TCP/IP is operating in limited mode.
> STRTCPSVR not allowed when TCP/IP is in limited mode. Recovery  . . . :
> Based on the reason code, do one of the following and then try the request
> again: 0001 - Start the QSYSWRK subsystem using the Start Subsystem
> (STRSBS) CL command. 0002 - Start TCP/IP by issuing the Start TCP/IP
> (STRTCP) CL command. 0003 - Install the 5770DG1 product. 0004 - Install the
> 5770DG1 product. 0005 - Load the server product. 0006 - Install the 5770JV1
> product. 0009 - If the system is in restricted state, take it out of
> restricted state. Then issue STRTCP to take TCP/IP out of limited mode.
>
> I have never seen this before, so the question is: Do we really need SSH
> for SEP debug to function in RDi 9.8?