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I've compiled hpn version of openssh(OpenSSH_7.2p2-hpn14v11), sshd itself is working just fine. The problem is that every 2-3 minutes systemd restarts sshd as it doesn't get that service started properly. When I replace with Ubuntu's package of the same version it's working as it should. I've even tested on VM with clean install - same thing. What am I doing wrong?

 ● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server 

Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) 

Active: activating (start) since Wed 2016-09-28 20:18:49 EDT; 42s ago 

Main PID: 24279 (sshd) 

Tasks: 9 

Memory: 6.8M 

CPU: 164ms 

CGroup: /system.slice/ssh.service ├─20041 sshd: 

root@pts/0 ├─20047 

-bash ├─24279 

/usr/sbin/sshd -D ├─24628 

└─24629 pager

Sep 28 20:18:49 hostname systemd[1]: Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server... Sep 28 20:18:49 hostname sshd[24279]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22

cat /lib/systemd/system/ssh.service

[Unit]

Description=OpenBSD Secure Shell server

After=network.target auditd.service

ConditionPathExists=!/etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run



[Service]

EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/ssh

ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS

ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID

KillMode=process

Restart=on-failure

RestartPreventExitStatus=255

Type=notify



[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

Alias=sshd.service





Logs:

    Sep 29 02:22:03 xxx sshd[15007]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.

    Sep 29 02:22:03 xxx sshd[15007]: Server listening on :: port 22.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: ssh.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: ssh.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: Stopped OpenBSD Secure Shell server.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx systemd[1]: Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server...

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx sshd[15775]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.

    Sep 29 02:23:33 xxx sshd[15775]: Server listening on :: port 22.

Ubuntu backed down to use systemd-way of letting systemd know when it started. It is obvious from the option Type=notify, which makes impossible to use OpenSSH without Systemd patch. There are two possible solutions:

1. 
   

   Change the line Type=notify to Type=forking and add a new line with PIDFile=/var/run/sshd.pid and ExecStart should be changed to /usr/sbin/sshd $SSHD_OPTS:

   
   
   

   Type=forking
   
   PIDFile=/var/run/sshd.pid
   
   ExecStart /usr/sbin/sshd $SSHD_OPTS
   
   

   
   



2. Build your OpenSSH with the patch from Debian/Ubuntu:

From fe97848e044743f0bac019a491ddf0138f84e14a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:08:47 +0000

Subject: Add systemd readiness notification support



Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/778913

Forwarded: no

Last-Update: 2016-01-04



Patch-Name: systemd-readiness.patch

---

 configure.ac | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++

 sshd.c       |  9 +++++++++

 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)



diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac

index f822fb3..6cafb15 100644

--- a/configure.ac

+++ b/configure.ac

@@ -4319,6 +4319,29 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([kerberos5],

 AC_SUBST([GSSLIBS])

 AC_SUBST([K5LIBS])



+# Check whether user wants systemd support

+SYSTEMD_MSG="no"

+AC_ARG_WITH(systemd,

+   [  --with-systemd          Enable systemd support],

+   [ if test "x$withval" != "xno" ; then

+       AC_PATH_TOOL([PKGCONFIG], [pkg-config], [no])

+       if test "$PKGCONFIG" != "no"; then

+           AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libsystemd])

+           if $PKGCONFIG --exists libsystemd; then

+               SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKGCONFIG --cflags libsystemd`

+               SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKGCONFIG --libs libsystemd`

+               CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"

+               SSHDLIBS="$SSHDLIBS $SYSTEMD_LIBS"

+               AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])

+               AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SYSTEMD, 1, [Define if you want systemd support.])

+               SYSTEMD_MSG="yes"

+           else

+               AC_MSG_RESULT([no])

+           fi

+       fi

+   fi ]

+)

+

 # Looking for programs, paths and files



 PRIVSEP_PATH=/var/empty

@@ -5121,6 +5144,7 @@ echo "                   libedit support: $LIBEDIT_MSG"

 echo "  Solaris process contract support: $SPC_MSG"

 echo "           Solaris project support: $SP_MSG"

 echo "         Solaris privilege support: $SPP_MSG"

+echo "                   systemd support: $SYSTEMD_MSG"

 echo "       IP address in $DISPLAY hack: $DISPLAY_HACK_MSG"

 echo "           Translate v4 in v6 hack: $IPV4_IN6_HACK_MSG"

 echo "                  BSD Auth support: $BSD_AUTH_MSG"

diff --git a/sshd.c b/sshd.c

index 837409b..868df9e 100644

--- a/sshd.c

+++ b/sshd.c

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@

 #include <prot.h>

 #endif



+#ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD

+#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>

+#endif

+

 #include "xmalloc.h"

 #include "ssh.h"

 #include "ssh1.h"

@@ -2117,6 +2121,11 @@ main(int ac, char **av)

            unsetenv("SSH_SIGSTOP");

        }



+#ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD

+       /* Signal systemd that we are ready to accept connections */

+       sd_notify(0, "READY=1");

+#endif

+

        /* Accept a connection and return in a forked child */

        server_accept_loop(&sock_in, &sock_out,

            &newsock, config_s);