[Mashiro]

@Khadeer143

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@deanhills

It is possible that @Rehan faced the same issue. The only way to verify would be to install Ubuntu 16.04 on a spare VPS 9 and perform an update to see what happens. If the error messages and etc. are the same --> it is exactly the same bug.

I used this piece of information to fix the issue: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1110828/...r-run-sshd

However I believe my solution is not permanent and the SSH might again stop working on the next reboot. To make the solution permanent there is a need to modify the rc.local file in /etc. This way the OS will apply the fix at every reboot.

Like in this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc...comments/7

Basically one needs to open /etc/rc.local with a text editor (nano, vi or whatever) and add the following code before the "exit 0" line.

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if [ ! -d /var/run/sshd ]; then
   mkdir /var/run/sshd
   chmod 0755 /var/run/sshd
fi

This simple if instruction checks if the folder exists. If the folder exists everything is fine. If it does not the content of the if will create it and apply the right permission.