Ok. Thanks for clarification. With that I think we can continue to get https://code.launchpad.net/~toabctl/livecd-rootfs/+git/livecd- rootfs-1/+merge/452352 merged.
But I still find this behavior confusing/buggy. I can still use "debconf-show openssh-server" and see the password-authentication entry. And that entry is out-of-sync with the real configuration. That's a bug imo given that the behavior is not documented in README.Debian.gz . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2037703 Title: dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server doesn't ask questions again Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: openssh-server does provide a couple of configuration options: [~]$ sudo debconf-get-selections |grep openssh-server openssh-server openssh-server/listenstream-may-fail error openssh-server openssh-server/password-authentication boolean true openssh-server openssh-server/permit-root-login boolean true I want to change those options now interactively but nothing I tried worked and showed a dialog: [~]$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -p low openssh-server Warning: Stopping ssh.service, but it can still be activated by: ssh.socket rescue-ssh.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. [~]$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -p low --force --frontend dialog openssh-server Warning: Stopping ssh.service, but it can still be activated by: ssh.socket rescue-ssh.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it. But the documentation (https://manpages.debian.org/testing/debconf- doc/debconf.7.en.html#Reconfiguring_packages) does state that those commands should ask those questions again. p.s. also tried with a lxc debian-sid container and had the same problem there. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10 Package: openssh-server 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-5.5-generic 6.5.0 Uname: Linux 6.5.0-5-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Sep 29 10:35:33 2023 InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-05-10 (142 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: openssh UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-07-19 (71 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/2037703/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp