cloud-init service file is missing sshd required services Orabug: 32183938 in the systemd sshd-keygen.target file, the following services are listed: [Unit] Wants=sshd-keygen@rsa.service Wants=sshd-keygen@ecdsa.service Wants=sshd-keygen@ed25519.service Need to add the following to the cloud-init service file: Before=sshd-keygen@rsa.service Before=sshd-keygen@ecdsa.service Before=sshd-keygen@ed25519.service Signed-off-by: Isaac Chen diff -up cloud-init-19.4/systemd/cloud-init.service.tmpl.orig cloud-init-19.4/systemd/cloud-init.service.tmpl --- cloud-init-19.4/systemd/cloud-init.service.tmpl.orig 2020-12-10 13:03:19.978023730 -0800 +++ cloud-init-19.4/systemd/cloud-init.service.tmpl 2020-12-10 13:07:35.791879370 -0800 @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ After=wicked.service After=dbus.service {% endif %} Before=network-online.target -Before=sshd-keygen.service +Before=sshd-keygen@rsa.service +Before=sshd-keygen@ecdsa.service +Before=sshd-keygen@ed25519.service Before=sshd.service {% if variant in ["ubuntu", "unknown", "debian"] %} Before=sysinit.target