AIX: ssh fail to start on wpar

In this situation, ssh was unable to start because the wpar was restored from standalone machine backup (mksysb). However, even if this is not your case, you can try to see if the procedure will fix your ssh.

SSH doesn't want to start:

gzaix@root:/home/root # lssrc -s sshd         
Subsystem         Group            PID          Status 
 sshd             ssh                           inoperative
gzaix@root:/home/root # startsrc -s sshd
0513-059 The sshd Subsystem has been started. Subsystem PID is 18415656.
gzaix@root:/home/root # lssrc -s sshd
Subsystem         Group            PID          Status 
 sshd             ssh                           inoperative

The error in errpt:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
LABEL:          SRC_TRYX
IDENTIFIER:     1BA7DF4E

Date/Time:       Wed Nov 26 12:35:34 2014
Sequence Number: 23970
Machine Id:      00C402FE4C00
Node Id:         gzaix
Class:           S
Type:            PERM
WPAR:            gzaix
Resource Name:   SRC

Description
SOFTWARE PROGRAM ERROR

Probable Causes
APPLICATION PROGRAM

Failure Causes
SOFTWARE PROGRAM

        Recommended Actions
        DETERMINE WHY SUBSYSTEM CANNOT RESTART

Detail Data
SYMPTOM CODE
       65280
SOFTWARE ERROR CODE
       -9020
ERROR CODE
           0
DETECTING MODULE
'srchevn.c'@line:'343'
FAILING MODULE
sshd

The fix:

gzaix@root:/home/root # /usr/sbin/sshd -D
PRNG is not seeded
gzaix@root:/home/root # randomctl -u
gzaix@root:/home/root # randomctl -l

Now ssh should start and problem is fixed:

gzaix@root:/home/root # startsrc -s sshd
0513-059 The sshd Subsystem has been started. Subsystem PID is 19071016.
gzaix@root:/home/root # lssrc -s sshd
Subsystem         Group            PID          Status 
 sshd             ssh              19071016     active