I forgot to mention that the basic and obvious workaround is to manually add a password to /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat as in:
--- /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat-old 2007-12-27 15:17:37.000000000 +0200 +++ /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat 2007-12-28 13:05:46.000000000 +0200 @@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ Name: uswsusp/RSA_passphrase Template: uswsusp/RSA_passphrase -Value: +Value: sercet Owners: uswsusp Flags: seen Name: uswsusp/RSA_passphrase_v Template: uswsusp/RSA_passphrase_v -Value: +Value: sercet Owners: uswsusp Flags: seen -Mikko -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]