[Bug 1343649] [NEW] package openssh-server 1:6.1p1-4 [modified: usr/sbin/sshd] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/sbin/sshd' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[John Neil]

Public bug reported:

I was upgrading from raring to saucy and ran into this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: openssh-server 1:6.1p1-4 [modified: usr/sbin/sshd]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 17 15:31:01 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:openssh-server:1:6.1p1-4 [modified: usr/sbin/sshd]:ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/sbin/sshd' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/sbin/sshd' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-24 (449 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-server 1:6.1p1-4 [modified: usr/sbin/sshd] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/sbin/sshd' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-07-17 (0 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package saucy

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Title:
  package openssh-server 1:6.1p1-4 [modified: usr/sbin/sshd] failed to
  install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of
  `./usr/sbin/sshd' before installing new version: Operation not
  permitted

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