Bug#767320: openssh-server: doesn't start at boot

[V Spagnolo <v.spagnolo@pobox.com>]

Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:6.7p1-2

Hi,
I discovered that my laptop daily backups to my home Backuppc server
haven't been running since Oct 1, when I installed the latest Jessie
upgrades.  Logs showed that Backuppc couldn't connect
 to the laptop because sshd wasn't running. Restarting by
"etc/init.d/ssh restart" or "systemctl start sshd.service start
sshd.service" work and my backups run.

It seems that I've been using 3 different versions of openssh-server
during this time.
  openssh-server (1:6.6p1-7)
  openssh-server (1:6.6p1-7) to 1:6.6p1-8
  openssh-server (1:6.6p1-8) to 1:6.7p1-2

Just after a boot:

$ sudo systemctl status sshd.service
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Tue 2014-10-28 12:44:46
NZDT; 2min 3s ago
  Process: 987 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited,
status=255)
 Main PID: 987 (code=exited, status=255)

Oct 28 12:44:46 ithilien systemd[1]: ssh.service: main process exited,
code=exited, status=255/n/a
Oct 28 12:44:46 ithilien systemd[1]: Unit ssh.service entered failed
state.
Oct 28 12:44:46 ithilien systemd[1]: ssh.service start request repeated
too quickly, refusing to start.
Oct 28 12:44:46 ithilien systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure
Shell server.
Oct 28 12:44:46 ithilien systemd[1]: Unit ssh.service entered failed
state.


I read #757822 - openssh-server: systemd start-limit reached after
bootup, causing sshd to be stopped, but that seemed diffferent, at least
to me.

Anything else I should report?

Thanks,
V

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing'), (500,
'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16-3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages openssh-server depends on:
ii  adduser                3.113+nmu3
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.53
ii  dpkg                   1.17.13
ii  init-system-helpers    1.21
ii  libc6                  2.19-11
ii  libcomerr2             1.42.12-1
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2       1.12.1+dfsg-10
ii  libkrb5-3              1.12.1+dfsg-10
ii  libpam-modules         1.1.8-3.1
ii  libpam-runtime         1.1.8-3.1
ii  libpam0g               1.1.8-3.1
ii  libselinux1            2.3-2
ii  libssl1.0.0            1.0.1j-1
ii  libwrap0               7.6.q-25
ii  lsb-base               4.1+Debian13
ii  openssh-client         1:6.7p1-2
ii  openssh-sftp-server    1:6.7p1-2
ii  procps                 2:3.3.9-8
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2

Versions of packages openssh-server recommends:
ii  ncurses-term  5.9+20140913-1
ii  xauth         1:1.0.9-1

Versions of packages openssh-server suggests:
pn  molly-guard   <none>
pn  monkeysphere  <none>
pn  rssh          <none>
pn  ssh-askpass   <none>
pn  ufw           <none>

-- debconf information:
  openssh-server/permit-root-login: false
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