Recover ssh connexion after init 1 After `init 1`, the ssh connexion on a remote server was interrupted with the following error > packet_write_wait: Connection to UNKNOWN port 0: Broken pipe Now, even root cannot connect $ ssh root@remoteserver ssh: connect to host remoteserver port 22: Connection refused Is there any way to recover a ssh connexion?

Switching to runlevel 1 kills all processes (except the top-level `init`/upstart command itself), including the SSH daemon.

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> Run Level 1 is known as ‘single user' mode. A more apt description would be ‘rescue', or ‘trouble-shooting' mode. In run level 1, no daemons (services) are started. Hopefully single user mode will allow you to fix whatever made the transition to rescue mode necessary.

The easiest way to get `sshd` running is to switch to a runlevel that starts it by default. In Ubuntu, that's any of 2, 3, 4 and 5.

If you can't access the single-user shell to enter the `init` or `telinit` command, eg. because you were connected remotely, or it's hidden by the splash screen, then you're out of luck. The only option left is to reboot.