[Discuss] new ssh error

[Rich Pieri]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 13:53:17 -0700
Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> After an 'apt upgrade' of openssh I am getting an unnerving error:
> 
> > root at la:/home/kentborg# dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
> > rescue-ssh.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not 
> > starting it.
> > ssh.socket is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting
> > it.  
> 
> I don't see anything useful in web searches.

TL;DR: these are notices, not errors.

socket units are, well, socket units. They're systemd's version of
(x)inetd.conf.

A static unit is a unit that lacks an install section. This is not a
bug: many units don't need to auto-start at boot time. They are
triggered by other events.

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