hm... now that i'm reading the man page you directed me at, the nobootwait and optional flags do seem to solve this issue.
at very least, though, there is an educational problem here. I was unaware of these options as I'm sure several sysadmins or users are. -- ssh server doesn't start when irrelevant filesystems are not available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583542 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs