[Bug 1549473] Re: ssh will not start at boot: systemctl status ssh -> output is listed as failed 255.

[Colin Watson]

Please can you provide as much information as you have?  For example,
"the ctl status is failed 255" is clearly a paraphrase of something that
you're seeing; it would be more useful if you could please copy and
paste the original text of the error messages.

Forum research is probably leading you up entirely the wrong path; that
sounds like information that predates systemd.  The ssh.service unit has
"After=network.target".

"journalctl -u sshd" won't find anything because that's not what the
unit is called.  Try "journalctl -u ssh".

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  ssh will not start at boot:  systemctl status ssh -> output is listed
  as failed 255.

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Using apt I have reinstalled and purged both ssh and openssh-server. 
  apt-get remove --purge ssh openssh-server
  reinstalled
  updated
  and on boot the ctl status is failed 255

  After much forum research and attempts to default solutions, the final word was that reinstall usually fixes this issue. 
  With the issue usually stemming from ssh service trying to start before network services are available.

  Currently I have no logs available with 
  journalctl -u sshd | tail -100

  I can provide info pertaining to this on request.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ssh 1:6.9p1-2ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.35-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Wed Feb 24 14:27:55 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-09 (15 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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