Above being the output of init/init.d/rc2.d I hit this issue with every apt-get install/remove
root:/tmp# apt-get install ssh Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done ssh is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up openssh-server (1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7) ... Usage: /etc/init.d/udev {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload} invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing openssh-server (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ssh: ssh depends on openssh-server; however: Package openssh-server is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ssh (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: openssh-server ssh E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1051163 Title: package openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1051163/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs