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:63]
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: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:39]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:51]
avahi 0.8-18 avahi-daemon/0.8-18 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:7]
avahi 0.8-18 avahi-daemon/0.8-18 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
condor 25.7.2+dfsg-1 condor-annex-ec2/25.7.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:9]
condor 25.7.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.7.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:14]
condor 25.7.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.7.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:13]
condor 25.8.2+dfsg-1 condor-annex-ec2/25.8.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:9]
condor 25.8.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.8.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:14]
condor 25.8.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.8.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:13]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [postrm:12]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 2 [postrm:12]
dbus-broker 37-5 dbus-broker/37-5 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:65]
dbus-broker 37-5 dbus-broker/37-5 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:22]
debci 4.0.1 debci-worker/4.0.1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:12]
debusine 0.14.7 debusine-server/0.14.7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:114]
debusine 0.14.7 debusine-server/0.14.7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:126]
fai 6.5.10 fai-server/6.5.10 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:46]
fex 20200429-1 fex/20200429-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:293]
fex 20200429-1 fex/20200429-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:294]
gitlab 17.6.5-19 gitlab/17.6.5-19 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:1856]
gpm 1.20.7-12 gpm/1.20.7-12+b1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:12]
gpm 1.20.7-12 gpm/1.20.7-12+b2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:12]
keystone 2:29.0.1-1 keystone/2:29.0.1-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:1345]
linux 7.0.4-1 hyperv-daemons/7.0.4-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
linux 7.0.4-1 hyperv-daemons/7.0.4-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 7.1~rc2-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/7.1~rc2-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 7.1~rc2-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/7.1~rc2-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
open-iscsi 2.1.11-4 open-iscsi/2.1.11-4 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:122]
open-iscsi 2.1.11-5 open-iscsi/2.1.11-5 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:122]
pam 1.7.0-5 libpam0g/1.7.0-5+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:57]
pam 1.7.0-5 libpam0g/1.7.0-5+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:57]
pcp 7.1.2-1 pcp/7.1.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:190]
pcp 7.1.2-1 pcp/7.1.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:88]
pcp 7.1.2-1 pcp/7.1.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:129]
pcp 7.1.2-1 pcp/7.1.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:130]
pcp 7.1.2-1 pcp/7.1.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:87]
pcp 7.1.3-2 pcp/7.1.3-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [prerm:129]
pcp 7.1.3-2 pcp/7.1.3-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [postinst:190]
pcp 7.1.3-2 pcp/7.1.3-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [postrm:88]
pcp 7.1.3-2 pcp/7.1.3-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [prerm:87]
pcp 7.1.3-2 pcp/7.1.3-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [prerm:130]
pk4 5+nmu1 pk4/5+nmu1+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:7]
pk4 5+nmu1 pk4/5+nmu1+b10 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:7]
rabbitmq-server 4.0.5-14 rabbitmq-server/4.0.5-14 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:48]
rsyslog 8.2512.0-3 rsyslog/8.2512.0-3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [prerm:7]
rsyslog 8.2604.0-4 rsyslog/8.2604.0-4 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
samba 2:4.24.1+dfsg-1 samba/2:4.24.1+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:36]
snapd 2.75.2-1 snapd/2.75.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [prerm:24]
snapd 2.75.2-1 snapd/2.75.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.75.2-1 snapd/2.75.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:22]
snapd 2.75.2-1 snapd/2.75.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [prerm:9]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:68]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:7]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:61]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:62]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd-coredump/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:11]
systemd 260.1-1 systemd-oomd/260.1-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:71]
unattended-upgrades 2.12+nmu1 unattended-upgrades/2.12+nmu1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:158]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:7]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:58]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:7]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:58]
wpa 2:2.11-2 hostapd/2:2.11-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:58]
wpa 2:2.11-2 hostapd/2:2.11-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:7]