[Bug 1015348] Re: openssh-server package does not start sshd on a live CD boot

[Thomi Richards]

FWIW you can get it to work manually with a bit of fiddling:


ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd 
Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/run/sshd
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd 
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ netstat -nlt
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State      
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:53            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:631           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN

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Title:
  openssh-server package does not start sshd on a live CD boot

Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When booting into a live CD image (either quantal or precise),
  installing the openssh-server package does not start the ssh daemon. I
  get the following output while installing the package:

  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously unselected package openssh-server.
  (Reading database ... 154905 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking openssh-server (from .../openssh-server_1%3a6.0p1-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package ssh-import-id.
  Unpacking ssh-import-id (from .../ssh-import-id_2.12-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Processing triggers for ufw ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Setting up openssh-server (1:6.0p1-1ubuntu1) ...
  Creating SSH2 RSA key; this may take some time ...
  Creating SSH2 DSA key; this may take some time ...
  Creating SSH2 ECDSA key; this may take some time ...
  initctl: Unknown job: ssh
  start: Unknown job: ssh
  Setting up ssh-import-id (2.12-0ubuntu1) ...

  
  Trying to start it manually produces the same result:

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo start ssh
  start: Unknown job: ssh
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start
  Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
  utility, e.g. service ssh start
  initctl: Unknown job: ssh

  Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
  Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start ssh

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