[Bug 228863] [installation] Allow SSH remote connection to FreeBSD Installer

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228863

            Bug ID: 228863
           Summary: [installation] Allow SSH remote connection to FreeBSD
                    Installer
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: misc
          Assignee: bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: ben.rubson at gmail.com

Hi,

Would be nice to be able to launch SSH server from the FreeBSD Installer.

There are several occasions during the installation process where we can switch
to a shell for manual operations.
Unfortunately, through a console, it's sometimes painful for example to
properly prepare disks, even more to repair things (disks, zpools or whatever)
after a crash etc...
One could then like to start SSH daemon to work easier through a remote
connection.

Unfortunately, SSH daemon won't start as /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* files don't exist,
and can't be generated as the FS is read only. In addition passwords can't be
set / SSH configuration can't be modified for the same reason.

Could we then, into the installation ISOs :
- to add default "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_*" files ;
- or to modify SSH & rc script configurations so that they are generated into
/tmp ?

We would also need a user with a shell and a password, and allow it to switch
to root.
Or set/generate a default root password, and set SSH config "PermitRootLogin
yes".

Thank you very much !

Best regards,

Ben

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