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Systemd unit to generate missing ssh keys on boot
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ssh-keygen.service
[Unit]
Description=Generate sshd keys
Before=ssh.server
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh-keygen -A
RemainAfterExit=true
StandardOutput=journal
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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ambakshi commented Aug 6, 2020

That should be Before=ssh.service , not ssh.server

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