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openssh-server noninteraction problem ubuntu 20

Asked by Dmitrijs Lahs

I'm running command:
```bash

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
sudo apt upgrade -y -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confdef'

```
When it comes to openssh-server, it ignores this config and still asks what to do with config (keep old/replace with new)

Versions:

Openssh_server 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.4 ( trying to upgrade to 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.5 )

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS"

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Néstor A.C. (nestorac) said : 		#1

I understand the problem that you suffer. Please, take a look here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33370297/apt-get-update-non-interactive

I have not personally suffered this problem, but some people do.

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Dmitrijs Lahs (kideg20) said : 		#2

Thanks. I saw that post. They recommend to use -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold". But i'm already using it.

The only difference is that they use --force-yes. And it's deprecated:
If you're using Apt 1.1 or above, --force-yes has been deprecated, so you've to use the options starting with --allow instead, e.g. --allow-downgrades, --allow-remove-essential, --allow-change-held-packages.

I actually do not want to downgrade or remove essential, or change held packages.

And this problem is only with openssh-server package.
I have updated 100+ packages on serveral ervers and with my options apt update worker correctly. EXECEPT openssh_server

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#3

Run your command again...
then in a terminal: sudo systemctl restart ssh
Restart the ssh service to pick up configuration changes

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