Michael Stapelberg <[email protected]> writes: > Hi, > > On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:03:23 +0200 > Bernhard Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: >> root@mail:~# /etc/init.d/ssh restart >> Restarting ssh (via systemctl): ssh.serviceConnection to >> mail.svr03.mucip.net closed by remote host. Connection to >> mail.svr03.mucip.net closed. >> >> I'm not using libpam-systemd. > Same here. I would like to add that this problem is somewhat tricky, > since it occurs when updating ssh via ssh. In that case, you are left > in a dead-lock: You need to run dpkg --configure -a, but every time you > run it, the ssh restart will kick you out of the system before the > command completes. > > I got around this by using VNC access to my KVM virtual machine, but > not everybody has easy access to a recovery console and it’s a big > annoyance. > > Is there any workaround for this situation, except for installing dbus > and libpam-systemd? In case there isn’t, shouldn’t we make dbus and > libpam-systemd a hard requirement?
For the record, I got around it by doing at NOW dpkg --configure -a ^D Andreas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
