Lintian tag: systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run

Type: information

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The specified systemd service file declares a PIDFile= that references
/var/run.

/var/run is now merely a symlink pointing to /run and thus it is now
considered best practice that packages use /run directly.

Please update the specified service file.

Visibility: info
Show-Always: no
Check: systemd
Renamed from: systemd-service-file-pidfile-refers-to-var-run

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
apcupsd 3.14.14-5 apcupsd/3.14.14-5 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/apcupsd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/apcupsd.service]
custodia 0.6.0-5.2 custodia/0.6.0-5.2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 ListenStream /var/run/custodia/%i.sock [usr/lib/systemd/system/custodia@.socket]
cyrus-sasl2 2.1.28+dfsg1-9 sasl2-bin/2.1.28+dfsg1-9 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/saslauthd/saslauthd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/saslauthd.service]
fenrir 2025.0.2.26-1 fenrir/2025.0.2.26-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/fenrir.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/fenrir.service]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.2 gfmd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.2+b1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/gfmd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/gfmd.service]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.2 gfsd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.2+b1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/gfsd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/gfsd.service]
golang-github-coredhcp-coredhcp 0.0.0+git.20220602.a2552c5-2 coredhcp-server/0.0.0+git.20220602.a2552c5-2+b1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/coredhcp.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/coredhcp-server.service]
greylistd 0.9.0.4 greylistd/0.9.0.4 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 ListenStream /var/run/greylistd/socket [usr/lib/systemd/system/greylistd.socket]
homer-api 5.0.6+dfsg2-3.3 homer-api/5.0.6+dfsg2-3.3 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/kamailio-homer/kamailio-homer.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/kamailio-homer.service]
knxd 0.14.73-1 knxd/0.14.73-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 ListenStream /var/run/knxnet [usr/lib/systemd/system/knxd-net.socket]
knxd 0.14.73-1 knxd/0.14.73-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 ListenStream /var/run/knx [usr/lib/systemd/system/knxd.socket]
lcd4linux 0.11.0~svn1203-3 lcd4linux/0.11.0~svn1203-3+b2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/lcd4linux.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/lcd4linux.service]
lcd4linux 0.11.0~svn1203-3 lcd4linux/0.11.0~svn1203-3+b3 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 7 PIDFile /var/run/lcd4linux.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/lcd4linux.service]
lcd4linux 0.11.0~svn1203-3 lcd4linux/0.11.0~svn1203-3+b4 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/lcd4linux.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/lcd4linux.service]
pgbouncer 1.24.1-1 pgbouncer/1.24.1-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 6 ListenStream /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.6432 [usr/lib/systemd/system/pgbouncer.socket]
policyd-weight 0.1.15.2-13 policyd-weight/0.1.15.2-13 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/policyd-weight.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/policyd-weight.service]
radioclk 1.0.pristine-3 radioclk/1.0.pristine-3+b1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/radioclkd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/radioclk.service]
radioclk 1.0.pristine-3 radioclk/1.0.pristine-3+b2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 7 PIDFile /var/run/radioclkd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/radioclk.service]
radioclk 1.0.pristine-3 radioclk/1.0.pristine-3+b3 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/radioclkd.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/radioclk.service]
rear 2.7+dfsg-1.2 rear/2.7+dfsg-1.2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 3 ListenStream /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket [usr/share/rear/skel/default/usr/lib/systemd/system/dbus.socket]
rear 2.7+dfsg-1.2 rear/2.7+dfsg-1.2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 3 ListenStream /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket [usr/share/rear/skel/default/usr/lib/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/dbus.socket]
sreview 0.11.1-1 sreview-web/0.11.1-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 PIDFile /var/run/sreview/sreview-web.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/sreview-web.service]
targetcli-fb 1:2.1.53-1.2 targetcli-fb/1:2.1.53-1.2 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 1 ListenStream /var/run/targetclid.sock [usr/lib/systemd/system/targetclid.socket]
tntnet 3.0-4 tntnet/3.0-4 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/tntnet.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/tntnet.service]
zoneminder 1.36.35+dfsg1-1 zoneminder/1.36.35+dfsg1-1 information systemd-service-file-refers-to-var-run 9 PIDFile /var/run/zm/zm.pid [usr/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service]