Lintian tag: postinst-uses-db-input

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

It is generally not a good idea for postinst scripts to use debconf
commands like db_input. Typically, they should restrict themselves to
db_get to request previously acquired information, and have the config
script do the actual prompting.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: debian/debconf

Affected packages

source version binary tag type tag information count
debian-security-support 1:13+2025.01.20 debian-security-support/1:13+2025.01.20 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:62] 1
freedombox 25.1 freedombox/25.1 warning postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:31] 1
glibc 2.40-6 libc6/2.40-6 warning postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:74] 9
glide 2002.04.10ds1-24 libglide3/2002.04.10ds1-24 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:24] 2
hylafax 3:6.0.7-11.1 hylafax-server/3:6.0.7-11.1 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:166] 9
knot-resolver 5.7.4-2 knot-resolver/5.7.4-2+b1 warning postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:15] 6
mailman-hyperkitty 1.2.1-2 python3-mailman-hyperkitty/1.2.1-2 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:34] 1
mandos 1.8.18-1 mandos/1.8.18-1 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:78] 1
mandos 1.8.18-1 mandos-client/1.8.18-1 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:155] 9
open-iscsi 2.1.10-3 open-iscsi/2.1.10-3 warning postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:179] 9
pam 1.5.3-7 libpam0g/1.5.3-7+b1 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:154] 9
pam 1.7.0-1 libpam0g/1.7.0-1 overridden postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:154] 9
phabricator 0~git20220903-2 arcanist/0~git20220903-2 warning postinst-uses-db-input [postinst:9] 1