Unable to access server via ports 22

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to access virtual server with port 22 and 3306.
  • ping is working on server.
  • sshd fails to start with the following error message:
Starting sshd: /var/empty/sshd must be owned by root and not group or world-writable

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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