[Bug 1200111] [NEW] ssh respawning too fast, stopped

[Joost Ringoot]

Public bug reported:

I am trying to get the openssh deamon running on a ubuntu 12.04 LTS
host. But I am unsuccessfull in it.

root at taurus:~# service ssh
/lib/init/upstart-job: 28: shift: can't shift that many
root at taurus:~# lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release:	12.04

root at taurus:~# ssh -V
OpenSSH_5.9p1 Debian-5ubuntu1.1, OpenSSL 1.0.1 14 Mar 2012
root at taurus:~# 
root at taurus:~# apt-cache policy openssh-server
openssh-server:
  Installed: 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
root at taurus:~# 
root at taurus:~# initctl start ssh
ssh start/running, process 6794
root at taurus:~# lsof -i:22
root at taurus:~# initctl status ssh
ssh stop/waiting
root at taurus:~# 

In the /var/log/messages I get the following:

Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.493614] init: ssh main process (6794) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.493648] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.500204] init: ssh main process (6797) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.500241] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.506098] init: ssh main process (6800) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.506134] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.511969] init: ssh main process (6803) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.512005] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.518066] init: ssh main process (6806) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.518098] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.524197] init: ssh main process (6809) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.524229] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.529903] init: ssh main process (6812) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.529937] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.535794] init: ssh main process (6815) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.535831] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.541497] init: ssh main process (6818) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.541527] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.547267] init: ssh main process (6821) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.547299] init: ssh main process ended, respawning
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.553216] init: ssh main process (6824) terminated with status 255
Jul 11 09:22:32 taurus kernel: [61952.553253] init: ssh respawning too fast, stopped

** Affects: net-snmp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: openssh shift ssh upstart upstart-job

** Tags added: openssh shift ssh upstart upstart-job

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