[Bug 1849560] [NEW] Please revise the files installed in /etc/

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

Public bug reported:

openssh-server and openssh-client install various files under /etc:

/etc/ssh/*
/etc/systemd/system/sshd.service

Please see if these files can be moved elsewhere, in accordance with
FHS: /etc should only contain files writable by the system
administrator, and in Ubuntu Core 20 we should aim to have no writable
files in /etc (as it will be included in images, avoid conflict
resolution on upgrades).

At a glance, it looks like /etc/systemd/system/sshd.service could be
moved to /lib/systemd/system, and many of the files in /etc/ssh do have
suitable locations elsewhere on the system, such as /var/lib/ for
generated keys, /usr/share/ for default SSH configurations, etc.)

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

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Title:
  Please revise the files installed in /etc/

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  openssh-server and openssh-client install various files under /etc:

  /etc/ssh/*
  /etc/systemd/system/sshd.service

  Please see if these files can be moved elsewhere, in accordance with
  FHS: /etc should only contain files writable by the system
  administrator, and in Ubuntu Core 20 we should aim to have no writable
  files in /etc (as it will be included in images, avoid conflict
  resolution on upgrades).

  At a glance, it looks like /etc/systemd/system/sshd.service could be
  moved to /lib/systemd/system, and many of the files in /etc/ssh do
  have suitable locations elsewhere on the system, such as /var/lib/ for
  generated keys, /usr/share/ for default SSH configurations, etc.)

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