[Bug 2037703] Re: dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server doesn't ask questions again

[Thomas Bechtold]

Ok. Thanks for clarification. With that I think we can continue to get
https://code.launchpad.net/~toabctl/livecd-rootfs/+git/livecd-
rootfs-1/+merge/452352 merged.

But I still find this behavior confusing/buggy. I can still use
"debconf-show openssh-server" and see the password-authentication entry.
And that entry is out-of-sync with the real configuration. That's a bug
imo given that the behavior is not documented in README.Debian.gz .

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Title:
  dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server doesn't ask questions again

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  openssh-server does provide a couple of configuration options:

  [~]$ sudo debconf-get-selections |grep openssh-server
  openssh-server	openssh-server/listenstream-may-fail	error	
  openssh-server	openssh-server/password-authentication	boolean	true
  openssh-server	openssh-server/permit-root-login	boolean	true

  
  I want to change those options now interactively but nothing I tried worked and showed a dialog:

  [~]$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -p low openssh-server      
  Warning: Stopping ssh.service, but it can still be activated by:
    ssh.socket
  rescue-ssh.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.

  [~]$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -p low --force --frontend dialog openssh-server
  Warning: Stopping ssh.service, but it can still be activated by:
    ssh.socket
  rescue-ssh.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.


  But the documentation (https://manpages.debian.org/testing/debconf-
  doc/debconf.7.en.html#Reconfiguring_packages) does state that those
  commands should ask those questions again.

  
  p.s. also tried with a lxc debian-sid container and had the same problem there.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
  Package: openssh-server 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-5.5-generic 6.5.0
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-5-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Sep 29 10:35:33 2023
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-05-10 (142 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: openssh
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-07-19 (71 days ago)

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