4 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 826ac9296..9cc5ddd31 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ openssh (1:5.1p1-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Set umask to 022 in the init script as well as postinsts (closes:
     #539030).
   * Add ${misc:Depends} to keep Lintian happy.
+  * Use 'which' rather than 'type' in maintainer scripts.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:43:45 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.postinst b/debian/openssh-server.postinst
index b7ea210c4..e3558a8f5 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.postinst
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ create_key() {
                 echo -n $msg
                 ssh-keygen -q -f "$file" -N '' "$@"
                 echo
-                if type restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                if which restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                         restorecon "$file.pub"
                 fi
         fi
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.postrm b/debian/openssh-server.postrm
index 30682d6d0..7258d5f99 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.postrm
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.postrm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ case $1 in
 
                 update-rc.d ssh remove >/dev/null
 
-                if type deluser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                if which deluser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                         deluser --quiet sshd > /dev/null || true
                 fi
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.preinst b/debian/openssh-server.preinst
index e6c150ba5..43c4b57f9 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.preinst
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.preinst
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EOF
       # case the key is encrypted, which we need to fix
       chmod 600 $key
       ssh-keygen -u -f $key >/dev/null
-      if type restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      if which restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         restorecon "$key.pub"
       fi
     }