[Bug 1051163] Re: package openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[sundeep]

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)

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Title:
  package openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 3

Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Setting up openssh-server (1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7) ...
  Usage: /etc/init.d/procps {start|stop|restart|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 3
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   openssh-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.94-generic 2.6.32.59+drm33.24
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Sep 15 11:25:50 2012
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
  SSHDConfig: Error: command ['/usr/sbin/sshd', '-T'] failed with exit code 255: Missing privilege separation directory: /var/run/sshd
  SourcePackage: openssh
  Title: package openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 3

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