[Bug 1814249] [NEW] ssh host keys not generated on installer image

[Robie Basak]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

1. Boot into the installer.
2. Press Alt-F2 to get a shell.
3. Use "ssh-import-id" to import your own ssh key.
4. Type "ip a" to get the IP address.
5. Log in from a different machine on the same network.

sshd fails to work because the host keys are not generated.

Workaround: dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server && systemctl restart ssh

Use case: for any kind of hacking around what the installer is doing, it
is convenient to do from a different machine where I have a terminal
window, a web browser, copy and paste, etc available.

I believe, but am not certain, that this happens with the subiquity
image currently available for download for 18.04.

** Affects: subiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to subiquity in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814249

Title:
  ssh host keys not generated on installer image

Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  1. Boot into the installer.
  2. Press Alt-F2 to get a shell.
  3. Use "ssh-import-id" to import your own ssh key.
  4. Type "ip a" to get the IP address.
  5. Log in from a different machine on the same network.

  sshd fails to work because the host keys are not generated.

  Workaround: dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server && systemctl restart ssh

  Use case: for any kind of hacking around what the installer is doing,
  it is convenient to do from a different machine where I have a
  terminal window, a web browser, copy and paste, etc available.

  I believe, but am not certain, that this happens with the subiquity
  image currently available for download for 18.04.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subiquity/+bug/1814249/+subscriptions