[SOLVED] Missing /run/sshd in Bullseye standard zst template

[apmuthu]

Using DAB v3.5.2 in latest PVE 8.2 we build a Debian 11.10 Bullseye template using zst max compression. On deployment, the /run/sshd folder is missing even though the Makefile had dab exec -p /run/sshd instruction.

Also, the login is delayed on the container's console and in SFTP and that is solved by systemctl mask systemd-logind

 

[apmuthu]

The missing folder issue does not arise when using the normal dab finalize for tar.gz template format.

 

[keeka]

Bear in mind /run/ is on tmpfs, and /run/sshd created when sshd initiated on demand via systemd in debian lxc.
I once had issues with sshd in the debian container.

 

[apmuthu]

Solved by incorporating all the above in the Makefile for the Bullseye Debian 11.10 template. The /run/sshd gets created when sshd is first run. Also the SSH and SFTP login delay is now eliminated.

See attachment.

The github repo can be updated as needed.

 

[apmuthu]

In case the sshd does not work outside the console, then try the solutions given here.
The best results will be to execute inside the container apt install openssh-server --reinstall
This is because the folder /run/sshd and the corresponding .pid fails to get created at each start.

 

[apmuthu]

The attachment has been updated and all work fine now.
debian-11-bullseye-std-64