* Use printf rather than echo -en (a bashism) in openssh-server.config and

  openssh-server.preinst.

3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e68474857..c5536d281 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ openssh (1:4.7p1-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       address families, preventing hijacking of X11 forwarding by
       unprivileged users when both IPv4 and IPv6 are configured (closes:
       #463011).
+  * Use printf rather than echo -en (a bashism) in openssh-server.config and
+    openssh-server.preinst.
   * debconf template translations:
     - Update Finnish (thanks, Esko Arajärvi; closes: #468563).
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.config b/debian/openssh-server.config
index f8ba7c7f7..d977cb918 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.config
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.config
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ then
   # actually does the work, but if the old ssh-keygen is not found,
   # it can't do that -- thus, we tell the user that he must create
   # a new host key.
-  echo -en '\0\0' | 3<&0 sh -c \
+  printf '\0\0' | 3<&0 sh -c \
       'dd if=$key bs=1 skip=32 count=2 2>/dev/null | cmp -s - /dev/fd/3' || {
     # this means that bytes 32&33 of the key were not both zero, in which
     # case the key is encrypted, which we need to fix
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.preinst b/debian/openssh-server.preinst
index 4ca7f2f6e..e6c150ba5 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.preinst
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.preinst
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ EOF
     # nonfree ssh-keygen at this point
     #
     # First, check if we need to bother
-    echo -en '\0\0' | 3<&0 sh -c \
+    printf '\0\0' | 3<&0 sh -c \
         'dd if=$key bs=1 skip=32 count=2 2>/dev/null | cmp -s - /dev/fd/3' || {
       # this means that bytes 32&33 of the key were not both zero, in which
       # case the key is encrypted, which we need to fix