1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/psshd b/psshd
index d4be512..7b12449 100755
--- a/psshd
+++ b/psshd
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ autossh='/usr/lib/autossh/autossh'
 # Path to start-stop-daemon binary
 startstopdaemon='/sbin/start-stop-daemon'
 
+# Neither of those are likely to be in your PATH if you're a normal user, so we
+# hardcode the paths and test for their existence
+if [[ ! -x "$autossh" ]]; then
+    printf "Can't execute ${autossh}!" >&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ ! -x "$startstopdaemon" ]]; then
+    printf "Can't execute ${startstopdaemon}!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Set up a PID dir
 dir="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/psshd-${UID}"
 mkdir -p "$dir"