Some additional info: drop in settings from sshd.config.d seem to be applied normally, the issue seem to be only for IP binding and custom ports.
If I change Accept=no by Accept=yes in ssh.socket and reloads the socket unit, I can start sshd on a different port and I can also bind the IP to something else than :: There's an issue still, an instance of sshd is still listening to :::22 that is not started by SSHD but by init. root@ubuntulocal:~# netstat -antp Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 568/vsftpd tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:622 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 571/sshd: /usr/sbin tcp 0 272 192.168.1.225:622 192.168.1.220:2473 ESTABLISHED 1027/sshd: root@pts tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 1/init If I reboot after changing this no to yes in ssh.socket does not survive a reboot and fails to load sshd with a "Failed to queue service startup job" error. Oct 21 15:41:56 ubuntulocal systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Failed to queue service startup job (Maybe the service file is missing or not a template unit?): Invalid argument Oct 21 15:41:56 ubuntulocal systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Failed with result 'resources'. I had to mask/stop the sshd.socket unit and create a custom sshd service in /etc/systemd/system to be able start sshd on a custom port and IP. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1993478 Title: package openssh-server 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: postinstall script returned 1 Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: update failed... ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10 Package: openssh-server 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-48.54-generic 5.15.53 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-48-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: cpuid tcp_diag inet_diag tls authenc echainiv esp4 xfrm_user xfrm_algo sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel cfg80211 veth nft_chain_nat xt_REDIRECT nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_tcpudp nft_counter xt_policy nft_compat nf_tables nfnetlink bridge stp llc nls_iso8859_1 hid_generic joydev crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel usbhid virtio_net net_failover hid failover i2c_piix4 pata_acpi qemu_fw_cfg floppy sch_fq_codel ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler msr ramoops reed_solomon pstore_blk efi_pstore pstore_zone ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs blake2b_generic zstd_compress dm_crypt raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx libcrc32c xor raid6_pq raid1 raid0 multipath linear bochs drm_vram_helper drm_ttm_helper ttm drm_kms_helper syscopyarea aesni_intel sysfillrect sysimgblt input_leds fb_sys_fops cec crypto_simd rc_core psmouse cryptd drm serio_raw virtio_scsi mac_hid ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown Date: Wed Oct 19 08:41:28 2022 ErrorMessage: »installiertes post-installation-Skript des Paketes openssh-server«-Unterprozess gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-08-13 (1162 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.7, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1 PythonDetails: N/A RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks. RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.21.9ubuntu1 apt 2.5.3 SourcePackage: openssh Title: package openssh-server 1:9.0p1-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: »installiertes post-installation-Skript des Paketes openssh-server«-Unterprozess gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-10-19 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1993478/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp