Package: openssh-server Version: 1:7.4p1-5 Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer, each time I connect to this system, I get this error: sshd[788]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key This system is a recent installation with a recently installed openssh-server and as such, a DSA key has not been generated: # ls -l /etc/ssh/ total 576 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 553122 janv. 3 15:43 moduli -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1723 janv. 3 15:43 ssh_config -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3381 janv. 4 21:08 sshd_config -rw------- 1 root root 227 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_ecdsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 173 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub -rw------- 1 root root 399 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_ed25519_key -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub -rw------- 1 root root 1675 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_rsa_key -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 393 janv. 4 21:08 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub Not creating a DSA key during installation is fine, but outputting error messages about its absence is not. -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages openssh-server depends on: ii adduser 3.115 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.59 ii dpkg 1.18.18 ii init-system-helpers 1.46 ii libaudit1 1:2.6.7-1 ii libc6 2.24-8 ii libcomerr2 1.43.3-1 ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.15-1 ii libkrb5-3 1.15-1 ii libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.5 ii libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.5 ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.5 ii libselinux1 2.6-3 ii libssl1.0.2 1.0.2j-5 ii libsystemd0 232-8 ii libwrap0 7.6.q-26 ii lsb-base 9.20161125 ii openssh-client 1:7.4p1-5 ii openssh-sftp-server 1:7.4p1-5 ii procps 2:3.3.12-3 ii ucf 3.0036 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4 Versions of packages openssh-server recommends: ii libpam-systemd 232-8 ii ncurses-term 6.0+20161126-1 ii xauth 1:1.0.9-1 Versions of packages openssh-server suggests: ii ksshaskpass [ssh-askpass] 4:5.8.4-1 pn molly-guard <none> pn monkeysphere <none> pn rssh <none> ii ssh-askpass 1:1.2.4.1-9 pn ufw <none> -- debconf information: openssh-server/permit-root-login: false -- Laurent.
