#942890 openssh-server: daemon slow to start

Package:
openssh-server
Source:
openssh
Description:
secure shell (SSH) server, for secure access from remote machines
Submitter:
Julien-Benjamin
Date:
2019-10-22 20:57:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#942890#5
Date:
2019-10-22 20:54:17 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

After a fresh installation of Debian Buster stable on a HP Proliant Microserver Gen8,
I found out that the ssh daemon was slow to start after a (re)boot.

It manifests by the fact that the connection is refused by the server.

I could take several minutes for the daemon to start and that I can connect to the server.

Actually, it is always the slowest process to start ; when using systemd-analyze
blame to monitor it, I discovered it was taken at least 60s.

I think it might be a problem with minimal entropy needed; indeed, when I connect a keyboard to
the machine and typing random characters without login in, the daemon would start after 10-20
characters typed.

For the record, the OS is installed on an SSD.

Regards,

JB