Attached debdiff should fix this. See also Ubuntu bug report https://launchpad.net/bugs/32727 Thank you.
diff -Nru ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/changelog ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/changelog --- ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/changelog 2007-03-21 20:39:15.000000000 +0100 +++ ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/changelog 2007-03-21 20:39:16.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +ez-ipupdate (3.0.11b8-13) unstable; urgency=low + + * Create /var/run/ez-ipupdate if it does not exist + + -- Luca Falavigna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:32:55 +0100 + ez-ipupdate (3.0.11b8-12) unstable; urgency=high * Maintainer upload. diff -Nru ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/init ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/init --- ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/init 2007-03-21 20:39:15.000000000 +0100 +++ ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8/debian/init 2007-03-21 20:39:16.000000000 +0100 @@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ set -e +# Create the directory where the PID file will be stored if it does not exist +# (/var/run may be a tmpfs) +test -d "/var/run/$NAME" || { + mkdir -p "/var/run/$NAME" + chown -R ez-ipupd "/var/run/$NAME" +} + case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting $DESC:"