BTW the "fix" I got from here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/739164/ssh-connection-refused
seems like an old problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814124 Title: sshd does not start after update Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After processing system update by: apt-get clean && apt-get autoclean && apt-get autoremove && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot ssh server stops starting at system boot. It starts after doing: mkdir /var/run/sshd chmod 0755 /var/run/sshd service ssh start It happens on fresh Ubuntu-16.04 installs on every VPS provide I have tested so far. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: openssh-server 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-042stab127.2 x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 31 10:18:56 2019 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) SSHDConfig: Error: command ['/usr/sbin/sshd', '-T'] failed with exit code 255: Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd SourcePackage: openssh UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1814124/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
