Unable to start sshd service - Missing privilege separation directory: /var/empty/sshd
Issue
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Unable to start sshd service with the below error messages.
# service sshd restart runlevel: /var/run/utmp: No such file or directory Starting sshd: Missing privilege separation directory: /var/empty/sshd [FAILED]
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Openssh
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