[Bug 1579978] [NEW] upgrade to 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1 fails on ubuntu server

[Tomas Cassidy]

Public bug reported:

This package upgrade failure has occurred on multiple machines, with the
same error on each machine.  All affected machines are running Upstart
as /sbin/init.  The package installed/updated successfully on a machine
running Systemd as /sbin/init.

The affected machines are also running Upstart (upstart-sysv) instead of
Systemd (systemd-sysv).

$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-35-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Setting up openssh-server (1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openssh-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: openssh-server 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 10 11:51:58 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-04 (249 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
SourcePackage: openssh
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-04 (5 days ago)

** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

** Description changed:

  This package upgrade failure has occurred on multiple machines, with the
- same error on each machine.  All affected machines are running Ubuntu
- Server 16.04.  The package installed/updated successfully on a machine
- running Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.
+ same error on each machine.  All affected machines are running Upstart
+ as /sbin/init.  The package installed/updated successfully on a machine
+ running Systemd as /sbin/init.
  
+ The affected machines are also running Upstart (upstart-sysv) instead of
+ Systemd (systemd-sysv).
  
- $ sudo apt full-upgrade 
+ $ sudo apt full-upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree       
+ Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
-   linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-35-generic
+   linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-35-generic
  Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
  0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
- Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
+ Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
  Setting up openssh-server (1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1) ...
  start: Job failed to start
  invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "restart" failed.
  dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure):
-  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
-  openssh-server
+  openssh-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: openssh-server 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 10 11:51:58 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-04 (249 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-04 (5 days ago)

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Title:
  upgrade to 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1 fails on ubuntu server

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This package upgrade failure has occurred on multiple machines, with
  the same error on each machine.  All affected machines are running
  Upstart as /sbin/init.  The package installed/updated successfully on
  a machine running Systemd as /sbin/init.

  The affected machines are also running Upstart (upstart-sysv) instead
  of Systemd (systemd-sysv).

  $ sudo apt full-upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-35-generic
  Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
  0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
  Setting up openssh-server (1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1) ...
  start: Job failed to start
  invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "restart" failed.
  dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   openssh-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: openssh-server 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 10 11:51:58 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-04 (249 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-04 (5 days ago)

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