sshd host key exists, but "sshd[xxxx]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key" are seen in logs
Issue
The following errors are found in /var/log/messages even after creating of the corresponding dsa key pair:
Apr 10 09:52:53 rhel7 sshd[8654]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
Apr 10 09:52:53 rhel7 sshd[8658]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
Apr 10 10:14:03 rhel7 sshd[8734]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
Apr 10 10:14:03 rhel7 sshd[8733]: error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (all versions)
openssh-server (all versions)
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