ulogd2: Questionable use of invoke-rc.d

Package: init-system-helpers; Maintainer for init-system-helpers is Devuan Dev Team <devuan-dev@lists.dyne.org>; Source for init-system-helpers is src:init-system-helpers.

Reported by: Opty <opty77@gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 12:50:15 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: debian, moreinfo

Merged with 881, 882, 883

Found in version init-system-helpers/1.65.2devuan1

Done: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>

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Subject: Re: bug#884: /etc/logrotate.d/ulogd2: Questionable use of invoke-rc.d
To: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Cc: 884@bugs.devuan.org
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On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> wrote:
> Possibly, but I am not sure. Certainly all the other /etc/logrotate.d examples I
> can find use invoke-rc.d. It may be to prevent rotation in chroots and the like
> when it would fail. Also, if you have prevented services from starting int he
> first place, there is no need to rotate the logs later. Why do you have
> policy-rcd-declarative-deny-all installed? What is your intention in doing that?

Please see #881 or should I copy the story here as well?

> However, I am sure that ulogd2 isn't forked in Devuan and so this should be
> reported directly to Debian's BTS if you really think there is an issue.

Now that Debian uses systemd by default I considered Devuan a better
place for System V style init stuff but I will think about reporting
to Debian BTS then.

Regards,
Opty

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Devuan bug report logs - #884 /etc/logrotate.d/ulogd2: Questionable use of invoke-rc.d

Devuan bug report logs - #884
/etc/logrotate.d/ulogd2: Questionable use of invoke-rc.d