Bug#857607: apache2.logrotate: don't invoke /etc/init.d/apache2 in postrotate script

[Sergio Gelato <sergio.gelato@astro.su.se>]

* Stefan Fritsch [2017-03-13 22:14:23 +0100]:
> On Monday, 13 March 2017 08:07:01 CET Sergio Gelato wrote:
> > The postrotate script in /etc/logrotate.d/apache2 invokes
> > /etc/init.d/apache2 directly; according to section 9.3.3 of the Debian
> > policy it should be using invoke-rc.d instead.
> 
> That section only talks about the package scripts (postinst, etc.). I don't 
> think it is applicable for logrotate scripts.
> 
> The reason I didn't use invoke-rc.d is that it obeys runlevel constraints, 
> which is not wanted in the logrotate script. But it seems invoke-rc.d has this 
> limitation only for "start", not for "status" and "reload". So switching to 
> invoke-rc.d should be fine.

What about the policy-rc.d mechanism? Is it wanted or unwanted in this case?

An alternative, if invoke-rc.d really is unsuitable, would be to use service.