I have verified this fix using openssh-server 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6 from
noble-proposed.

First, I installed openssh-server from noble-proposed and checked that
the comment was present in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

nr@six:~$ lxc launch ubuntu:noble noble
Launching noble
nr@six:~$ lxc exec noble bash                      
root@noble:~# cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/proposed.sources << EOF
> Types: deb
> URIs: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
> Suites: noble-proposed
> Components: main universe
> Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
> EOF
root@noble:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-proposed InRelease [265 kB]  
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease [126 kB]         
                            
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease [126 kB]       
                                 
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages [15.0 MB]  
       
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-proposed/main amd64 Packages 
[180 kB]
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[48.6 kB]              
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[22.0 kB]                         
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Metadata [10.7 kB]                
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease [126 kB]      
                                 
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[433 kB]                 
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[93.2 kB]           
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[7152 B]                    
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[555 kB]                 
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kB]                  
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[148 kB]           
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kB]                
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kB]           
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kB]               
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[114 kB]                   
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[14.7 kB]
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Fetched 31.8 MB in 6s (5389 kB/s)                              
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
16 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
root@noble:~# apt install -t noble-proposed openssh-server -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  openssh-client openssh-sftp-server
Suggested packages:
  keychain libpam-ssh monkeysphere ssh-askpass molly-guard
The following packages will be upgraded:
  openssh-client openssh-server openssh-sftp-server
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 71 not upgraded.
Need to get 1451 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1024 B of additional disk space will be used.
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openssh-sftp-server amd64 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6 [37.3 kB]
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openssh-server amd64 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6 [509 kB]
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openssh-client amd64 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6 [905 kB]
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Preconfiguring packages ...
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Unpacking openssh-sftp-server (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) over (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.5) 
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Unpacking openssh-server (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) over (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.5) ...
Preparing to unpack .../openssh-client_1%3a9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking openssh-client (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) over (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.5) ...
Setting up openssh-client (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) ...
Setting up openssh-sftp-server (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) ...
Setting up openssh-server (1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.6) ...
Replacing config file /etc/ssh/sshd_config with new version
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.36.2-6) ...
Scanning processes...                                                           
                                  

No services need to be restarted.

No containers need to be restarted.

No user sessions are running outdated binaries.

No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host.
root@noble:~# head -n 30 /etc/ssh/sshd_config

# This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file.  See
# sshd_config(5) for more information.

# This sshd was compiled with
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games

# The strategy used for options in the default sshd_config shipped with
# OpenSSH is to specify options with their default value where
# possible, but leave them commented.  Uncommented options override the
# default value.

Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf

# When systemd socket activation is used (the default), the socket
# configuration must be re-generated after changing Port, AddressFamily, or
# ListenAddress.
#
# For changes to take effect, run:
#
#   systemctl daemon-reload
#   systemctl restart ssh.socket
#
#Port 22
#AddressFamily any
#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0
#ListenAddress ::

#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key

Then, I upgraded the container to oracular to ensure no debconf prompts
were given for openssh-server:

root@noble:~# rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/proposed.sources 
root@noble:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
16 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
root@noble:~# apt upgrade -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:
  distro-info-data
The following packages will be upgraded:
  gcc-14-base initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin initramfs-tools-core 
libarchive13t64 libgcc-s1 libproc2-0
  libstdc++6 login nano passwd procps python3-update-manager snapd 
update-manager-core
15 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
5 standard LTS security updates
Need to get 32.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 2076 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 login amd64 
1:4.13+dfsg1-4ubuntu3.2 [202 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 gcc-14-base 
amd64 14.2.0-4ubuntu2~24.04 [50.8 kB]
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amd64 14.2.0-4ubuntu2~24.04 [791 kB]
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14.2.0-4ubuntu2~24.04 [78.6 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 passwd amd64 
1:4.13+dfsg1-4ubuntu3.2 [845 kB]
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amd64 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3.2 [59.5 kB]
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2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3.2 [707 kB]
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7.2-2ubuntu0.1 [282 kB]
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initramfs-tools all 0.142ubuntu25.4 [9078 B]
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initramfs-tools-core all 0.142ubuntu25.4 [50.3 kB]
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initramfs-tools-bin amd64 0.142ubuntu25.4 [21.3 kB]
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libarchive13t64 amd64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2 [381 kB]
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2.65.3+24.04 [28.8 MB]
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/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.snapd.snap-confine.real ...
snapd.failure.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting 
it.
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starting it.
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update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
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Restarting services...
 systemctl restart packagekit.service

Service restarts being deferred:
 systemctl restart unattended-upgrades.service

No containers need to be restarted.

No user sessions are running outdated binaries.

No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host.
root@noble:~# sed -i 's/Prompt=lts/Prompt=normal/g' 
/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
root@noble:~# do-release-upgrade 
Checking for a new Ubuntu release

= Welcome to Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' =

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole'.

To see what's new in this release, visit:
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OracularOriole/ReleaseNotes

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast
and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent
applications installed by default, and almost any other software you
can imagine available through the network.

We hope you enjoy Ubuntu.

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/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore.py:237: 
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'oracular.tar.gz.gpg' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run 
(13: Permission denied)
  result = fetcher.run()
authenticate 'oracular.tar.gz' against 'oracular.tar.gz.gpg' 
extracting 'oracular.tar.gz'
[screen is terminating]
root@noble:~# cat /etc/os-release 
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.10"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.10"
VERSION="24.10 (Oracular Oriole)"
VERSION_CODENAME=oracular
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/";
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/";
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/";
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy";
UBUNTU_CODENAME=oracular
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
root@noble:~# apt policy openssh-server
openssh-server:
  Installed: 1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:9.7p1-7ubuntu4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-noble
** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-noble

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2069041

Title:
  Changing Port in sshd_config requires calling systemctl daemon-reload

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in openssh source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  There is currently no comment in the default /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  explaining that a systemctl daemon-reload is needed for changes to
  Port etc. to take effect when systemd socket activation is used (the
  default on Ubuntu).

  Users may change e.g. Port in  /etc/ssh/sshd_config and expect
  systemctl restart ssh.service to reflect the change, but this will not
  work.

  [Test Plan]

  1. The proposed fix here is to improve the documentation by adding a
  comment above the default Port setting in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Hence,
  the test is to simply install openssh-server from noble-proposed, and
  verify that the comment is there.

  2. Because the patch changes the default sshd_config, and
  debian/openssh-server.ucf-md5sum needs to be updated when this
  happens, an upgrade from noble to oracular should be done after
  installing openssh-server from noble-proposed. If a debconf prompt is
  shown, then a mistake was made in recording the checksums. Otherwise,
  they are correct.

  [Where problems could occur]

  There is low technical risk, but we should be sure that the
  documentation is clear and improves the experience of users. It could
  be harmful if the documentation accidentally makes things worse, or is
  just confusing.

  Also, a packaging quirk of openssh-server is that checksums of the
  patched sshd_config (along with certain settings tweaked) need to be
  recorded in debian/openssh-server.ucf-md5sum to avoid unnecessary
  debconf prompts on upgrades. I have updated those checksums, but if
  they are incorrent, then in future upgrades users might see an
  unnecessary debconf prompt about /etc/ssh/sshd_config.

  [Original Description]

  Changing the Port directive in sshd_config and restarting ssh.service
  is without effect, sshd keeps listening to port 22.

  Also mentioned in https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/sshd-now-uses-socket-
  based-activation-ubuntu-22-10-and-later/30189/32

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  2. Change Port directive in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to Port 2233
  3. Restart ssh.service
  4. Observe sshd still listening to port 22

  Expected behaviour: sshd changes port to 2233

  Actual behaviour: sshd keeps listening to port 22

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