[CentOS] C 7.3 sshd will not reload

[Tate Belden]

Might I suggest using "systemctl restart sshd", instead of reload? At the
least - see if it behaves differently for you.


   - *restart* = stop + start
   - *reload* = remain running + re-read configuration files.


On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:29 AM, <me at tdiehl.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since upgrading to 7.3 I am having a problem getting sshd to reload after
> configuration changes. When I issue the command "systemctl reload
> sshd.service"
>
> I get the following error: "Unit sshd.service cannot be reloaded because
> it is inactive."
>
> It is obviously still running because I am connected over ssh to the
> machine and netstat
> shows it is listening.
> (vnewman pts3) # netstat -tulpn | grep ssh
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*
>  LISTEN      29249/sshd
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:6010          0.0.0.0:*
>  LISTEN      3012/sshd: root at pts
> (vnewman pts3) #
>
> If I reboot the machine, then everything is OK.
>
> Has anyone seen this behavior or more importantly know how to fix it?
>
> Regards,
>
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