How to start Openssh server after install in WSL?

Question

I'm trying run the command ssh localhost but receive the error

ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused

WhenI try to check the status of the SSH Server with the command sudo service ssh status I receive the error

• sshd is not running

I installed the SSH Client with sudo apt-get install openssh-client and the SSH Server with sudo apt-get install openssh-server ii. What else could the issue be thank you.

Solution

WSL does not automatically start sshd

Try removing the ssh server with:

sudo apt remove openssh-server

And then install it again with:

sudo apt install openssh-server

Then check the server status to see if it is running. If not, try:

sudo service ssh start

to start the server. See more here

Hope this helps

Comments

[Kimani_Kelly]

@user68186 Thank you that fixed it the sshd is now running.

[user68186]

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