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:51]
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:40]
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]
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1-2 amazon-ec2-net-utils/2.4.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:53]
avahi 0.8-18 avahi-daemon/0.8-18 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
avahi 0.8-18 avahi-daemon/0.8-18 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:7]
condor 25.12.2+dfsg-1 condor-annex-ec2/25.12.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:9]
condor 25.12.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.12.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:13]
condor 25.12.2+dfsg-1 minicondor/25.12.2+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:14]
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 4.2 debci-worker/4.2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:11]
debusine 0.15.0 debusine-server/0.15.0 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:114]
debusine 0.15.0 debusine-server/0.15.0 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:126]
fai 6.6 fai-server/6.6 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:52]
fex 20200429-1 fex/20200429-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:294]
fex 20200429-1 fex/20200429-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:293]
gpm 1.20.7-12 gpm/1.20.7-12+b2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:12]
keystone 2:29.0.1-2 keystone/2:29.0.1-2 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:1345]
linux 7.1.6-1 hyperv-daemons/7.1.6-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
linux 7.1.6-1 hyperv-daemons/7.1.6-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 7.1.7-1 hyperv-daemons/7.1.7-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 7.1.7-1 hyperv-daemons/7.1.7-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
linux 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/7.2~rc5-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/7.2~rc5-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
open-iscsi 2.1.12-2 open-iscsi/2.1.12-2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:122]
pam 1.7.0-8 libpam0g/1.7.0-8 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:57]
pcp 7.2.0-1 pcp/7.2.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:130]
pcp 7.2.0-1 pcp/7.2.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:222]
pcp 7.2.0-1 pcp/7.2.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:129]
pcp 7.2.0-1 pcp/7.2.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:88]
pcp 7.2.0-1 pcp/7.2.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:87]
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 4.3.2-4 rabbitmq-server/4.3.2-4 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:48]
rsyslog 8.2606.0-4 rsyslog/8.2606.0-4 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
samba 2:4.24.5+dfsg-1 samba/2:4.24.5+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:36]
snapd 2.76-1 snapd/2.76-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [prerm:9]
snapd 2.76-1 snapd/2.76-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [prerm:24]
snapd 2.76-1 snapd/2.76-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.76-1 snapd/2.76-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:22]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd/261.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:61]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd/261.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:7]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd/261.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:68]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd/261.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:62]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd-coredump/261.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:11]
systemd 261.2-1 systemd-oomd/261.2-1 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]
unattended-upgrades 2.13 unattended-upgrades/2.13 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:171]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:7]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b2 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [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]