FWIW you can get it to work manually with a bit of fiddling:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/run/sshd ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ netstat -nlt Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN
FWIW you can get it to work manually with a bit of fiddling:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd
Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/run/sshd
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ netstat -nlt
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN