> It looks like it is having trouble reading the ssh_host_key files. Try > moving all the /etc/ssh/ssh_host* files out of the way and let the server > recreate them. > > Note that this will cause your clients to tell you that the host's key has > changed. hey, I deleted all the ssh_host* files under /etc/ssh. Now the sshd service is running fine. Thanks for your efforts and guidance. Thanks & Regards Ankush Grover