This has been reported and confirmed as a debconf issue in Debian, see: http://bugs.debian.org/560317
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #560317 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560317 ** Package changed: cron (Ubuntu) => debconf (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694220 Title: cron breaks dpkg-reconfigure -a -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs