diff -Nru livecd-rootfs-2.664.51/debian/changelog livecd-rootfs-2.664.52/debian/changelog
--- livecd-rootfs-2.664.51/debian/changelog	2023-10-19 17:17:20.000000000 +0000
+++ livecd-rootfs-2.664.52/debian/changelog	2024-01-22 11:38:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.664.52) focal; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix: use correct sshd_config.d/ ordering. (LP: #2049860)
+
+ -- Thomas Bechtold <thomas.bechtold@canonical.com>  Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:08:05 +0530
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.664.51) focal; urgency=medium
 
   [ Steve Langasek ]
diff -Nru livecd-rootfs-2.664.51/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/chroot/052-ssh_authentication.chroot livecd-rootfs-2.664.52/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/chroot/052-ssh_authentication.chroot
--- livecd-rootfs-2.664.51/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/chroot/052-ssh_authentication.chroot	2023-10-19 17:17:20.000000000 +0000
+++ livecd-rootfs-2.664.52/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/chroot/052-ssh_authentication.chroot	2024-01-22 11:38:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cat << EOF >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/10-cloudimg-settings.conf"
+# NOTE: the file number needs to be **higher** than the one
+# cloud-init writes (cloud-init uses 50-cloud-init.conf) so
+# the cloud-init file takes precedence
+cat << EOF >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/60-cloudimg-settings.conf"
 PasswordAuthentication no
 EOF