Explain how to run sshd from inittab in README.Debian (closes: #147360).

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diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index db867e186..a95bf7c4a 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
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@@ -235,6 +235,19 @@ Workarounds for this problem are to install scp1 on the server (scp2 will
 fall back to it), to use sftp, or to use some other transfer mechanism such
 as rsync-over-ssh or tar-over-ssh.
 
+Running sshd from inittab
+-------------------------
+
+Some people find it useful to run the sshd server from inittab, to make sure
+that it always stays running. To do this, stop sshd ('/etc/init.d/ssh
+stop'), add the following line to /etc/inittab, and run 'telinit q':
+
+  ss:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/sshd -D
+
+If you do this, note that you will need to stop sshd being started in the
+normal way ('rm -f /etc/rc[2345].d/S20ssh') and that you will need to
+restart this sshd manually on upgrades.
+
 --
 Matthew Vernon
 <matthew@debian.org>