Re: Upgrade package from init script to Systemd, move config folder

[Matthew Vernon <matthew@debian.org>]

Hi,

Perry Naseck <mailinglists@perrynaseck.com> writes:

> I am in the process of updating/upgrading a package from an init.d service
> to a Systemd service. Are there any recommended guidelines for this process?
>
> Looking through some current packages I see that a lot of them have both an
> init script and a Systemd service in their debian folder. Do
> dh_installsystemd and dh_installinit handle this smoothly by default if both
> files exist? When upgrading the package on a machine will it stop the init
> service and start the Systemd service?

Assuming your unit file and init script have the same name, then yes.

One thing I'd say is: please keep the init script in your package, so
that people using inits other than systemd can continue to use it.

Thanks,

Matthew

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