try again in boostrap script

home.admin/_background.sh

@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ do
   # source info file fresh on every loop
   source ${infoFile} 2>/dev/null
 
-  # make sure SSH server is configured & running
-  sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.ssh.sh checkrepair
-
   ####################################################
   # SKIP BACKGROUND TASK LOOP ON CERTAIN SYSTEM STATES
   # https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/160

home.admin/_bootstrap.sh

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ sudo chmod 777 ${infoFile}
 ######################################
 # CHECK SD CARD INCONSISTENT STATE
 
+# make sure SSH server is configured & running
+sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.ssh.sh checkrepair
+
 # when the provision did not ran thru without error (ask user for fresh sd card)
 provisionFlagExists=$(sudo ls /home/admin/provision.flag | grep -c 'provision.flag')
 if [ "${provisionFlagExists}" == "1" ]; then

home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.ssh.sh

@@ -52,14 +52,24 @@ if [ "$1" = "checkrepair" ]; then
   countKeyFiles=$(sudo ls -la /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* 2>/dev/null | grep -c "/etc/ssh/ssh_host")
   echo "# countKeyFiles(${countKeyFiles})"
   if [ ${countKeyFiles} -lt 8 ]; then
-    sudo ls -la /etc/ssh
+  
     echo "# DETECTED: MISSING SSHD KEYFILES --> Generating new ones"
+    sudo ls -la /etc/ssh
     sudo systemctl stop sshd
     sudo ssh-keygen -A
     sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
     sudo systemctl start sshd
-    sudo ls -la /etc/ssh
     sleep 3
+
+    sudo ls -la /etc/ssh
+    countKeyFiles=$(sudo ls -la /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* 2>/dev/null | grep -c "/etc/ssh/ssh_host")
+    echo "# countKeyFiles(${countKeyFiles})"
+    if [ ${countKeyFiles} -lt 8 ]; then
+      echo "# FAIL: Was not able to generate new sshd host keys"
+    else
+      echo "# OK: New sshd host leys generated"
+    fi
+    
   fi
 
   # check if SSHD service is NOT running & active