[Info-vax] TCPIP 5.4 - ssh -SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM, bad parameter value

[onedbguru]

Okay, I have beat my head against the wall and cannot for the life of
me figure out why my ssh suddenly stopped working.

  HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.4 - ECO 7
  on a AlphaServer DS10L 466 MHz running OpenVMS V7.3-2

 @sys$startup:tcpip$ssh_startup
%TCPIP-I-INFO, image SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$SSH_SSHD2.EXE installed
%TCPIP-I-INFO, image SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$SSH_SFTP-SERVER2.EXE installed
%TCPIP-I-INFO, logical names created
%TCPIP-E-STARTERROR, error starting SSH service
-SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM, bad parameter value
%TCPIP-E-STARTFAIL, failed to start TCPIP$SSH
-TCPIP-E-ENABLERR, error enabling service


TCPIP> enable service ssh
%TCPIP-E-STARTERROR, error starting SSH service
-SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM, bad parameter value

I have dropped and recreated this service with no luck.  I have even
attempted to start the sshd manually with debug on (level 99)
and I get:

the command is:

sshd -i -d 99
.....
debug(13-NOV-2010 17:59:08.90): SshCertEdb/CMI-EDB.C:277: EDB: Adding
database:
ssh.http
debug(13-NOV-2010 17:59:08.90): Becoming server.
Sat 13 17:59:08 WARNING: Starting image in auxiliary server mode.
Sat 13 17:59:08 ERROR: FATAL ERROR: Failed to create a socket. errno
=  6
$1$dqa0:[sys0.syscommon.][sysexe]tcpip$ssh_sshd2.exe[1227]: FATAL:
Failed to create a socket. errno =  6


If I modify this and remove the -i, I can get the interactive server
to startup and can connect via this process, but tcpip enable service
ssh still fails.

WTShamolies?