With 24.04 LTS, ssh is socket activated by default. The configuration for the socket is generated by reading the regular /etc/ssh/sshd_config (or /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ snippets), but the configuration needs to be reloaded. So, the steps for configuring a new port are:
# Add new port to /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/port.conf systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart ssh.socket The key point being that a systemctl daemon-reload is needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2069041 Title: Changing Port in sshd_config and restarting ssh.service without effect To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/2069041/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs