2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c17bd86d1..9d9efdaf7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ openssh (1:5.1p1-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     LP: #261884).
   * Add a comment above PermitRootLogin in sshd_config pointing to
     README.Debian.
+  * Check if delgroup is present in openssh-client.postrm (closes: #530501).
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:30:07 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-client.postrm b/debian/openssh-client.postrm
index 4d52a7beb..eb6fde06b 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-client.postrm
+++ b/debian/openssh-client.postrm
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ case $1 in
                 rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2
                 rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/ssh
 
-                delgroup --quiet ssh > /dev/null || true
+                if which delgroup; then
+                        delgroup --quiet ssh > /dev/null || true
+                fi
                 ;;
 esac