[Bug 216847] Re: sshd will not start at boot if ListenAddress is set, because network interface is not yet up

[Dirk Schuster]

same problem with package openssh-server of Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy)

error messages in /var/log/auth.log after boot process:
Nov  1 17:31:46 pc sshd[1209]: error: Bind to port xxx on yyy.yyy.y.y failed: Cannot assign requested address.
Nov  1 17:31:46 pc sshd[1209]: fatal: Cannot bind any address.

reason:
/etc/ssh/sshd_config uses ListenAddress option

solution:
in /etc/init/ssh.conf
change line
start on runlevel [2345]
to
start on runlevel [2345] and net-device-up IFACE!=lo

message in /var/log/auth.log after boot process now:
Nov  1 17:39:20 pc sshd[1518]: Server listening on yyy.yyy.y.y port xxx.


What needs to be done, so that the solution will get into the package? Could anybody help?

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Title:
  sshd will not start at boot if ListenAddress is set, because network
  interface is not yet up

Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: openssh-server

  The sshd will not start at boot if the ListenAddress option in
  /etc/ssh/sshd_config is set to an IPv4 address other then 0.0.0.0 .

  I am using Ubuntu 7.10 and the version 1:4.6p1-5ubuntu0.2 of the openssh-server package.
  I would expect that sshd is started after boot but it will not and I found this in /var/log/auth.log:

  sshd[4527]: error: Bind to port 22 on 10.1.1.22 failed: Cannot assign requested address.
  sshd[4527]: fatal: Cannot bind any address.

  Once the System is started you can start/stop the sshd with the
  /etc/init.d/ssh script without any problems.

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