[Bug 1549473] Re: ssh will not start at boot: systemctl status ssh -> output is listed as failed 255.

[Andrew Aldridge]

Sure thing:

$ sudo systemctl status ssh
[sudo] password for andrewta: 
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Wed 2016-02-24 14:44:04 CST; 20s ago
  Process: 918 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=255)
 Main PID: 918 (code=exited, status=255)

Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code.../a
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-...'.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time ove...t.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start request repeated to...y.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell s...r.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'start...'.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

journalctl -u ssh
-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-02-24 14:44:03 CST, end at Sat 2016-02-27 12:32:17 CST. --
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:03 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
Feb 24 14:44:04 janus-40 systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a

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  ssh will not start at boot:  systemctl status ssh -> output is listed
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