Comment 5 for bug 1158708

Ok, that explains. The openssh-server package ships /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server, which exists precisely to restart the service when a network interface comes up. And NetworkManager does not use the normal ADDRFAM==inet[6] convention, so this isn't triggered on the desktop.

[ 10.978364] init: Connection from private client
[ 10.982980] init: ssh goal changed from start to stop

I don't know why this ssh service restart is needed/wanted when a network interface comes up. It may be vestigial. Reassigning to the openssh package.

Whatever the right answer is here, the behavior should probably be consistent between NetworkManager and !NetworkManager uses.