[SOLVED] Port 22 refuses connection + ssh new port not working anymore

[jarod5001]

Just sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Change port number to 22 (line 7)
Go to yunohost webadmin > services > ssh > start

[unmy]

the line with Port is 15 and it’s already set at 22.
i also checked ssh status and it was saying active.

then i rebooted out of the rescue access and went to the webadmin, but ssh still failed and clicking start doesn’t activate it.

i got this error

Error: "500" Internal Server Error

Action: "PUT" /yunohost/api/services/ssh/start

Error message:
Could not start the service 'ssh'

Recent service logs:-- Journal begins at Thu 2022-09-15 00:26:29 CEST, ends at Mon 2023-01-02 00:27:17 CET. --
Sep 15 00:26:29 sshd[29557]: Connection closed by 165.22.220.65 port 57428 [preauth]
Sep 15 01:17:35 sshd[29946]: Connection from 196.201.229.2 port 48428 on 173.249.30.166 port 1312
Sep 15 01:17:35 sshd[29946]: Connection closed by 196.201.229.2 port 48428 [preauth]
Sep 15 01:20:36 sshd[29966]: Connection from 23.126.62.36 port 33950 on 173.249.30.166 port 1312
Sep 15 01:20:36 sshd[29966]: Connection closed by 23.126.62.36 port 33950 [preauth]
Sep 15 01:26:58 sshd[29984]: Connection from 171.244.139.236 port 31555 on 173.249.30.166 port 1312
Sep 15 01:26:59 sshd[29984]: Connection closed by 171.244.139.236 port 31555 [preauth]
Sep 15 01:27:28 sshd[29988]: Connection from 200.70.56.203 port 50022 on 173.249.30.166 port 1312
Sep 15 01:27:28 sshd[29988]: Connection closed by 200.70.56.203 port 50022 [preauth]

it goes on for way longer, but it’s a repetition of the same lines.
and these are ssh logs.

[jarod5001]

It seems that the rescue mode alters sshd_config file. Try looking for the port number you used while in rescue mode, may be it’s commented

[unmy]

can’t find it.
i also gave a look around, but nothing about it and couldn’t find anything useful online.

in the /etc/ssh/ directory i can see:

:/etc/ssh# ls -a
.           ssh_config.d        ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub    ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
..          sshd_config         ssh_host_ed25519_key
moduli      sshd_config.d       ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
ssh_config  ssh_host_ecdsa_key  ssh_host_rsa_key

don’t know if any of these can be useful?

but, as you said, seems like the rescue system modify the whole ssh stuff, so i might also try to contact the vps company to see if they can help.

[unmy]

accessed my server through vnc and fixed the port issue.

ive also done this passage as well of the security section so i might call it a day for today.

thank you for the help.