[Bug 1300127] Re: unnecessary configuration question

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This bug was fixed in the package openssh - 1:6.6p1-2

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openssh (1:6.6p1-2) unstable; urgency=medium


  * If no root password is set, then switch to "PermitRootLogin
    without-password" without asking (LP: #1300127).

 -- Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:20:46 +0100

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  unnecessary configuration question

Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  when upgrading openssh-server today from 1:6.5p1-6 -> 1:6.6p1-1 today
  in trusty I was presented with a debconf question warning me that
  password authentication for root will by default be disabled from now
  on and if I was OK with that.  This makes sense for Debian bt not for
  Ubuntu since Ubuntu uses sudo and by default does not have a password
  set for the root account.  I suggest to disable this question for
  Ubuntu.

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