Lintian tag: maintainer-script-calls-systemctl

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The maintainer script calls systemctl directly. Actions such as enabling a
unit file should be done using deb-systemd-helper so that they work on
machines with or without systemd. Starting a service should be done via
invoke-rc.d if the service has a corresponding sysvinit script or
deb-systemd-invoke if it does not.

If you are using debhelper, please use the systemd debhelper addon, which
is provided by debhelper (>= 9.20160709~).

Please refer to https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging for
details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: maintainer-scripts/systemctl

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:40]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:66]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:51]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:53]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:63]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:39]
avahi 0.8-16 avahi-daemon/0.8-16 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postrm:7]
avahi 0.8-16 avahi-daemon/0.8-16 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:7]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2 condor-annex-ec2/23.9.6+dfsg-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:9]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:14]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:13]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:12]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:12]
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:22]
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:49]
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:22]
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:49]
debci 3.12 debci-worker/3.12 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:12]
debusine 0.11.0 debusine-server/0.11.0 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:94]
debusine 0.11.0 debusine-server/0.11.0 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:106]
gpm 1.20.7-11 gpm/1.20.7-11+b2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:12]
keystone 2:27.0.0-1 keystone/2:27.0.0-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:1345]
knot-resolver 5.7.4-2 knot-resolver/5.7.4-2+b1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [preinst:14]
linux 6.12.22-1 hyperv-daemons/6.12.22-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 6.12.22-1 hyperv-daemons/6.12.22-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
linux 6.13.11-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/6.13.11-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 6.13.11-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/6.13.11-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
open-iscsi 2.1.11-1 open-iscsi/2.1.11-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:122]
openssh 1:10.0p1-2 openssh-server/1:10.0p1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:109]
openssh 1:10.0p1-2 openssh-server/1:10.0p1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:110]
pam 1.7.0-3 libpam0g/1.7.0-3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:57]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:187]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:88]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:121]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:239]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postrm:89]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:241]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:120]
pcp 6.3.8-1 pcp/6.3.8-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:240]
pk4 5+nmu1 pk4/5+nmu1+b7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:7]
portsentry 1.2-16 portsentry/1.2-16 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:66]
rabbitmq-server 4.0.5-3 rabbitmq-server/4.0.5-3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:48]
rsyslog 8.2502.0-6 rsyslog/8.2502.0-6 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:7]
samba 2:4.22.1+dfsg-1 samba/2:4.22.1+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:70]
snapd 2.68.3-2 snapd/2.68.3-2+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:9]
snapd 2.68.3-2 snapd/2.68.3-2+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.68.3-2 snapd/2.68.3-2+b2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:22]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:63]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:64]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:65]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:7]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd-coredump/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [prerm:11]
systemd 257.5-2 systemd-oomd/257.5-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:71]
unattended-upgrades 2.12 unattended-upgrades/2.12 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:158]
wpa 2:2.10-24 hostapd/2:2.10-24 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postinst:58]
wpa 2:2.10-24 hostapd/2:2.10-24 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 9 [postrm:7]