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@xxxxxxxxxx> 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@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, > > -- > Tom me@xxxxxxxxxx Spamtrap address > me123@xxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Natrona County Beekeepers <http://ncbees.org> Casper Amateur Radio Club <http://casperarc.net> _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos