Add a NEWS.Debian entry documenting this reversion, as it is too difficult to undo the sshd_config change automatically without compounding the problem of (arguably) overwriting user configuration.

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diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index 7a67e1528..9fbb9db5e 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+openssh (1:6.7-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  openssh-server 1:6.7p1-4 changed the default setting of AcceptEnv to list
+  a number of specific LC_FOO variables rather than the wildcard LC_*.  I
+  have since been persuaded that this was a bad idea and have reverted it,
+  but it is difficult to automatically undo the change to
+  /etc/ssh/sshd_config without compounding the problem (that of modifying
+  configuration that some users did not want to be modified) further.  Most
+  users who upgraded via version 1:6.7p1-4 should restore the previous value
+  of "AcceptEnv LANG LC_*" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 23:09:32 +0000
+
 openssh (1:5.4p1-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   Smartcard support is now available using PKCS#11 tokens.  If you were
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ccb93072a..a2545ed55 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ openssh (1:6.7p1-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     it is worth (closes: #780797):
     - Send/accept only specific known LC_* variables, rather than using a
       wildcard.
+  * Add a NEWS.Debian entry documenting this reversion, as it is too
+    difficult to undo the sshd_config change automatically without
+    compounding the problem of (arguably) overwriting user configuration.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 23:09:32 +0000