Bug#992661: nfs-utils: nfs-kernel-server shouldn't be restarted on update
Package: nfs-utils
Version: 1:1.3.4-6
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
Currently, the postinst script for nfs-kernel-server restarts
nfs-kernel-server on update. This is completely stops the NFS server,
killing all connections, as explained in rpc.nfsd(8). While clients will
reconnect, this seems to be an unnecessary interuption. Moreover, should
for some reason the NFS server fail te start, then the consequences are
more severe.
Therefore, I suggest that nfs-kernel-server/nfs-server should not but
restarted on package updates. In which way this is accomplished isn't
entirely clear to me as other services restart with nfs-server, and it
may be advised to restart those on upgrade.
Thoughts?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 10.9
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.13.12-arch1-1 (SMP w/8 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
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