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: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: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:53]
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 0.8-17 avahi-daemon/0.8-17+b1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:7]
avahi 0.8-17 avahi-daemon/0.8-17+b1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 condor-annex-ec2/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:9]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 condor-annex-ec2/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1+b7 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:9]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:13]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:14]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1+b7 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:14]
condor 23.9.6+dfsg-2.1 minicondor/23.9.6+dfsg-2.1+b7 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:13]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postrm:12]
corekeeper 1.7 corekeeper/1.7+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:12]
dbus-broker 37-4 dbus-broker/37-4 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:65]
dbus-broker 37-4 dbus-broker/37-4 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:22]
debci 3.13 debci-worker/3.13 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:12]
debusine 0.14.3 debusine-server/0.14.3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:126]
debusine 0.14.3 debusine-server/0.14.3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:114]
debusine 0.14.4 debusine-server/0.14.4 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:114]
debusine 0.14.4 debusine-server/0.14.4 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:126]
fai 6.5.3 fai-server/6.5.3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:46]
fai 6.5.4 fai-server/6.5.4 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:46]
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 8 [prerm:12]
keystone 2:28.0.0-5 keystone/2:28.0.0-5 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:1345]
linux 6.18.5-1 hyperv-daemons/6.18.5-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [preinst:11]
linux 6.18.5-1 hyperv-daemons/6.18.5-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 3 [postinst:11]
linux 6.19~rc6-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/6.19~rc6-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 2 [postinst:11]
linux 6.19~rc6-1~exp1 hyperv-daemons/6.19~rc6-1~exp1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 2 [preinst:11]
open-iscsi 2.1.11-3 open-iscsi/2.1.11-3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:122]
pam 1.7.0-5 libpam0g/1.7.0-5+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:57]
pcp 7.1.0-1 pcp/7.1.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:129]
pcp 7.1.0-1 pcp/7.1.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:130]
pcp 7.1.0-1 pcp/7.1.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:190]
pcp 7.1.0-1 pcp/7.1.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postrm:88]
pcp 7.1.0-1 pcp/7.1.0-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:87]
pk4 5+nmu1 pk4/5+nmu1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:7]
pk4 5+nmu1 pk4/5+nmu1+b9 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:7]
rabbitmq-server 4.0.5-10 rabbitmq-server/4.0.5-10 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postinst:48]
rsyslog 8.2512.0-3 rsyslog/8.2512.0-3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:7]
samba 2:4.23.5+dfsg-1 samba/2:4.23.5+dfsg-1 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:36]
samba 2:4.24.0~rc1+dfsg-3 samba/2:4.24.0~rc1+dfsg-3 warning maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 7 [postinst:36]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:9]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:22]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:24]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [prerm:24]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [postrm:22]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [prerm:9]
snapd 2.71-3 snapd/2.71-3+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 6 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.72-1 snapd/2.72-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:9]
snapd 2.72-1 snapd/2.72-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:22]
snapd 2.72-1 snapd/2.72-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [postrm:9]
snapd 2.72-1 snapd/2.72-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 1 [prerm:24]
systemd 259-1 systemd/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:63]
systemd 259-1 systemd/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:7]
systemd 259-1 systemd/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:64]
systemd 259-1 systemd/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:65]
systemd 259-1 systemd-coredump/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [prerm:11]
systemd 259-1 systemd-oomd/259-1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:88]
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 8 [postrm:7]
wpa 2:2.10-25 hostapd/2:2.10-25+b1 overridden maintainer-script-calls-systemctl 8 [postinst:58]