Openssh install failed on AIX 6.1

UNIX AIX
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im new to aix... my task is suppose to be simple. install openssh
i followed this article:
Installing OpenSSH and OpenSSL on AIX 6.1 | Keymon's snippets and brushstrokes

when i try to start the sshd service with the command: "startsrc -s sshd"
im getting an error saying:
"the sshd subsystem is not on file"
what did i do wrong?

thanks!

2

can you please run

lslpp -l | grep -i ssh

lslpp -l | grep ssl
3 
# lslpp -l | grep -i ssh
  openssh.license         5.2.0.5300  COMMITTED  Open Secure Shell License
# lslpp -l | grep ssl
  openssl.base               0.9.8.4  COMMITTED  Open Secure Socket Layer
  openssl.license            0.9.8.4  COMMITTED  Open Secure Socket License
  openssl.man.en_US          0.9.8.4  COMMITTED  Open Secure Socket Layer
  openssl.base               0.9.8.4  COMMITTED  Open Secure Socket Layer
4

easy way is to uninstall it and re-install it, and it should work

5

thanks!
sorry for the nube question, what is the command to uninstall both ssl and ssh?

6

run
smitty ==> Software Installation and Maintenance ==> Software Maintenance and Utilities ==> Remove Installed Software

remove the following filesets

openssh.base.client x
x openssh.base.server x
x openssh.license x
x openssl.base x
x openssl.license x
x openssl.man.en_US x
---
post the results here

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i solved it by installing the packages from the original aix 6.1 dvd