Hate to add a "Me too" to this, but I just updated my system using apt- get dist-upgrade and am now affected by this as well.
At this point trying to run an upgrade spits out the following error to console: ------------------------ Setting up openssh-server (1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3) ... invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "restart" failed. dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ssh: ssh depends on openssh-server (>= 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3); however: Package openssh-server is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package ssh (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: openssh-server ssh E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ------------------- dpkg --configure -a provides the following: ------------------- Setting up openssh-server (1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3) ... invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "restart" failed. dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ssh: ssh depends on openssh-server (>= 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3); however: Package openssh-server is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package ssh (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: openssh-server ssh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1486107 Title: package openssh-server 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: sddf ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: openssh-server 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Aug 18 11:41:29 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:openssh-server:1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-06 (164 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) SourcePackage: openssh Title: package openssh-server 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.init.ssh.conf: [deleted] modified.conffile..etc.pam.d.sshd: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.pam.d.sshd: 2015-03-06T11:37:59.759379 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1486107/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp