Re: Openssh errors

[Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>]

On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 07:59:47AM -0400, Dr. Orange wrote:
> 
> Argh, i tried to switch to openssh, but now I can neither install or
> remove it: 
> Preparing to replace ssh 1.2.26-1.2 (using
> .../ssh_1%3a1.2.3-9_i386.deb) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssh.prerm: /etc/init.d/ssh: No such file or directory
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /etc/init.d/ssh: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ssh_1%3a1.2.3-9_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> You already have a host key in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key.
> 
> You should read the documentation and then configure /etc/ssh/ssh_config
> and /etc/ssh/sshd_config to your sites needs and preferences.
> update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ssh: file does not exist
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> 
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/ssh_1%3a1.2.3-9_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Uh, are you missing /bin/sh? If so, I suggest adding a symlink from
/bin/sh to /bin/bash.

-- 
 -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------
/  Ben Collins  --  ...on that fantastic voyage...  --  Debian GNU/Linux   \
`  bcollins@debian.org  --  bcollins@openldap.org  --  bcollins@linux.com  '
 `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'