Bug#402903: openssh-server: trying to overwrite `/etc/init.d/ssh', which is,also in package ssh

[David Stanaway <david@stanaway.net>]

Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:4.3p2-7
Severity: normal

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Upgrading from the current sarge ssh package in a dist-upgrade to etch
caused ssh to break.

Here is a segment of the apt-get dist-upgrade output:
Unpacking openssh-client (from .../openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb) ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/ssh/moduli ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/ssh/ssh_config ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/etc/ssh/ssh_config', which is also in package ssh
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/ssh/moduli ...
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/ssh/ssh_config ...
Preparing to replace ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.6 (using
.../ssh_1%3a4.3p2-7_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ssh ...
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/etc/ssh': Directory not
empty
Selecting previously deselected package openssh-server.
Unpacking openssh-server (from .../openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb) ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/init.d/ssh ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/pam.d/ssh ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/etc/init.d/ssh', which is also in package ssh
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/init.d/ssh ...
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/pam.d/ssh ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Also breaks the openssh-client package

I was able to resolve by:
apt-get remove ssh && apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages openssh-server depends on:
ii  adduser  3.100                           Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf  1.5.8                           Debian configuration
management sy
ii  dpkg     1.13.24                         package maintenance system
for Deb
ii  libc6    2.3.6.ds1-8                     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcomer 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-1 common error description
library
ii  libkrb53 1.4.4-4                         MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii  libpam-m 0.79-4                          Pluggable Authentication
Modules f
ii  libpam-r 0.79-4                          Runtime support for the PAM
librar
ii  libpam0g 0.79-4                          Pluggable Authentication
Modules l
ii  libselin 1.32-3                          SELinux shared libraries
ii  libssl0. 0.9.8c-4                        SSL shared libraries
ii  libwrap0 7.6.dbs-11                      Wietse Venema's TCP
wrappers libra
ii  openssh- 1:4.3p2-7                       Secure shell client, an
rlogin/rsh
ii  zlib1g   1:1.2.3-13                      compression library - runtime

openssh-server recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  ssh/new_config: true
* ssh/use_old_init_script: true
  ssh/encrypted_host_key_but_no_keygen:
  ssh/disable_cr_auth: false