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Nicol4s
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Sep 02, 2021

sshd could not load host key

Hello,   I'm running a fresh install of BIG IP VE using TMOS 14.1.4.3   The sshd daemon is not able to start because of the following message :   Could not load host key: /config/ssh/ssh_...
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Dario_Garrido
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Sep 03, 2021

Hello Nicol4s.

You just need to recreate your SSH RSA key.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /config/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
systemctl restart sshd

Let me know if it works in your case.

Regards,

Dario.