[Bug 876910] [NEW] When starting open ssh server without host keys in /etc/ssh/, the keys are not automatically generated.

[Jon]

Public bug reported:

System Information
1) lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
Release:        11.10

SSH Version
2) apt-cache policy openssh-server
openssh-server:
  Installed: 1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expected Behavior:
3) SSH should automatically create host keys when it detect the host keys are not present in /etc/ssh

Observed Behavior:
4) SSH did not generate host keys

Solution:
5) Created the attached patch to resolve the issue locally.  Presented as a solution to the problem.
-- Check for existence of /etc/ssh/*_host_*
-- create host keys unless exists

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: openssh-server 1:5.8p1-7ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-server 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-server x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 17 16:12:28 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openssh
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.ssh: 2011-10-17T15:57:55.578332

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  When starting open ssh server without host keys in /etc/ssh/, the keys
  are not automatically generated.

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