in reply to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=877633#13
clean install with debian 9 apt update && apt upgrade && apt install monit && ln -s /etc/monit/conf-available/openssh-server /etc/monit/conf-enabled/openssh-server && systemctl reload monit && tail -f /var/log/monit.log [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] info : 'debian9.localdomain' Monit reloaded [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] error : 'sshd_dsa_key' file doesn't exist [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] info : 'sshd_dsa_key' trying to restart [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] info : 'sshd' stop: '/etc/init.d/ssh stop' [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] error : 'sshd_dsa_key' file doesn't exist [PST Dec 12 02:52:23] error : 'sshd' failed to start -- could not start required services: 'sshd_dsa_key' so a working sshd is stopped if the template is used. could the priority of the fix be increased accordingly ? Regards, Marc