Package: nws
Version: 2.13-6.1
Severity: serious
Justification: This script apparently runs an init script directly rather
User: lintian-maint.TakeThisOut@debian.org
Usertags: maintainer-script-calls-init-script-directly
Refer to Debian Policy Manual section 9.3.3.2 (Running initscripts) for details.
,----[ 9.3.3.2 Running initscripts ]
| The program invoke-rc.d is provided to make it easier for package maintainers to
| properly invoke an initscript, obeying runlevel and other locally-defined
| constraints that might limit a package's right to start, stop and otherwise
| manage services. This program may be used by maintainers in their packages'
| scripts.
|
| The package maintainer scripts must use invoke-rc.d to invoke the /etc/init.d/*
| initscripts, instead of calling them directly.
|
| By default, invoke-rc.d will pass any action requests (start, stop, reload,
| restart...) to the /etc/init.d script, filtering out requests to start or
| restart a service out of its intended runlevels.
|
| Most packages will simply need to change:
|
| /etc/init.d/<package>
| <action>
|
| in their postinst and prerm scripts to:
|
| if which invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1; then
| invoke-rc.d package <action>
| else
| /etc/init.d/package <action>
| fi
|
| A package should register its initscript services using update-rc.d before it
| tries to invoke them using invoke-rc.d. Invocation of unregistered services may
| fail.
|
| For more information about using invoke-rc.d, please consult its man page
| invoke-rc.d(
.
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.31.4-anzu-2 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-
(ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages nws depends on:
ii adduser 3.111 add and remove users and groups
ii cdebconf [debconf-2.0] 0.145 Debian Configuration Management Sy
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.10.1-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii procps 1:3.2.8-2 /proc file system utilities
ii ucf 3.0024 Update Configuration File: preserv
nws recommends no packages.
Versions of packages nws suggests:
ii logrotate 3.7.8-4 Log rotation utility
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