[Bug 488293] Re: package openssh-server 1:5.1p1-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[itismike]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 432964 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964

removing the lock files using the command below allowed me to complete a "reinstall" using Synaptic:
$ sudo rm  /etc/*.lock

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package openssh-server 1:5.1p1-6ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488293
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