Ubuntu Linux: Start / Stop / Restart OpenSSH ( SSH ) Server

I need to provide a remote access to my Ubuntu Linux based server. How do I start / stop OR restart the ssh server under Ubuntu Linux operating system using command line options?

You need to run a script called /etc/init.d/ssh to stop, start, and restart the OpenSSH server.

Tutorial details
Difficulty	Easy (rss)
Root privileges	Yes
Requirements	Ubuntu/sudo

You can also use the service command to control a System V init script. If you are using the latest version of Ubuntu such as 12.04 LTS or 13.04+, you need to use upstart job based commands as listed below.

Ubuntu Linux: Start OpenSSH Server

Type the following command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh start
OR
$ sudo service ssh start

Ubuntu Linux: Stop OpenSSH server

Type the following command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh stop
OR
$ sudo service ssh stop

Ubuntu Linux: Restart OpenSSH server

Type the following command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart
OR
$ sudo service ssh restart

Ubuntu Linux: See status of OpenSSH server

Type the following command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh status
OR
$ sudo service ssh status

Controlling sshd using upstart based commands

Since the script /etc/init.d/ssh has been converted to an Upstart based job, try the following commands to start / stop / restart the OpenSSH server:

Stop/Start/Restart the OpenSSH using the following commands

The syntax is:

 
sudo stop ssh
sudo start ssh
sudo restart ssh
sudo status ssh

Sample outputs:

Fig.01: Ubuntu using initctl (upstart) to control sshd process

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