Bug#1052116: initscripts: /etc/rcX.d symlinks not created

Tue Sep 19 03:07:59 BST 2023

Package: initscripts
Version: 3.08-1
Followup-For: Bug #1052116
X-Debbugs-Cc: k_ruml at yahoo.com

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?
   Updating udev and sysv-rc package groups
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
   Updating caused subsequent reboots to fail to make it to GUI login
   * What was the outcome of this action?
   System was not properly booted into the OS
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
   Reboot and taken to GUI login screen

I initially updated udev to 254.3-1 and didn't get a running system.  I downgraded udev back to 254.1-3 and the system functioned properly.  That was on Saturday so would have been before #1042082 was fixed.  Today I updated both udev (to 254.3-1) and sysv-rc (to 3.08-1) package groups and was again left with a broken system.  Downgrading both sets of packages returned the system to a functioning state.  I found that by looking at differences between updating and downgrading that after updating, the /etc/rcX.d symlinks for udev were not being created.  It seems the update-rc.d command isn't being run with the init script now being in initscripts instead of udev package.

Performing actions...
Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 398542 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../sysvinit-utils_3.08-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking sysvinit-utils (3.08-1) over (3.07-1) ...
Setting up sysvinit-utils (3.08-1) ...
(Reading database ... 398542 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-udev_254.3-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking udev (254.3-1) over (254.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../1-libudev1_254.3-1_amd64.deb ...
De-configuring libudev1:i386 (254.1-3), to allow configuration of libudev1:amd64 (254.3-1) ...
Unpacking libudev1:amd64 (254.3-1) over (254.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../2-libudev1_254.3-1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libudev1:i386 (254.3-1) over (254.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../3-sysv-rc_3.08-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking sysv-rc (3.08-1) over (3.07-1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../4-initscripts_3.08-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking initscripts (3.08-1) over (3.07-1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../5-sysvinit-core_3.08-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking sysvinit-core (3.08-1) over (3.07-1) ...
Setting up libudev1:amd64 (254.3-1) ...
Setting up libudev1:i386 (254.3-1) ...
Setting up sysv-rc (3.08-1) ...
Setting up initscripts (3.08-1) ...
Setting up udev (254.3-1) ...
Setting up sysvinit-core (3.08-1) ...
sysvinit: restarting... done.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.37-10) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-3) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-1-amd64

# updatedb
# locate udev | less

/etc/udev
/etc/init.d/udev
/etc/systemd/system/udev.service
/etc/udev/hwdb.bin
/etc/udev/hwdb.d
/etc/udev/iocost.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d
/etc/udev/udev.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/81-canonij_prn.rules

# cd /var/cache/apt/archives/
# dpkg -i libudev1_254.1-3_amd64.deb libudev1_254.1-3_i386.deb udev_254.1-3_amd64.deb sysvinit-core_3.07-1_amd64.deb sysvinit-utils_3.07-1_amd64.deb sysv-rc_3.07-1_all.deb initscripts_3.07-1_all.deb 
dpkg: warning: downgrading libudev1:amd64 from 254.3-1 to 254.1-3
(Reading database ... 398543 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack libudev1_254.1-3_amd64.deb ...
De-configuring libudev1:i386 (254.3-1), to allow configuration of libudev1:amd64 (254.1-3) ...
Unpacking libudev1:amd64 (254.1-3) over (254.3-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading libudev1:i386 from 254.3-1 to 254.1-3
Preparing to unpack libudev1_254.1-3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libudev1:i386 (254.1-3) over (254.3-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading udev from 254.3-1 to 254.1-3
Preparing to unpack udev_254.1-3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking udev (254.1-3) over (254.3-1) ...
Replaced by files in installed package initscripts (3.08-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading sysvinit-core from 3.08-1 to 3.07-1
Preparing to unpack sysvinit-core_3.07-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking sysvinit-core (3.07-1) over (3.08-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading sysvinit-utils from 3.08-1 to 3.07-1
Preparing to unpack sysvinit-utils_3.07-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking sysvinit-utils (3.07-1) over (3.08-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading sysv-rc from 3.08-1 to 3.07-1
Preparing to unpack sysv-rc_3.07-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking sysv-rc (3.07-1) over (3.08-1) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading initscripts from 3.08-1 to 3.07-1
Preparing to unpack initscripts_3.07-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking initscripts (3.07-1) over (3.08-1) ...
Setting up libudev1:amd64 (254.1-3) ...
Setting up libudev1:i386 (254.1-3) ...
Setting up udev (254.1-3) ...
Setting up sysvinit-utils (3.07-1) ...
Setting up sysv-rc (3.07-1) ...
Setting up initscripts (3.07-1) ...
Setting up sysvinit-core (3.07-1) ...
sysvinit: restarting... done.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.37-10) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-1-amd64
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-3) ...

# updatedb
# locate udev | less

/etc/udev
/etc/init.d/udev
/etc/rc0.d/K01udev
/etc/rc6.d/K01udev
/etc/rcS.d/S02udev
/etc/systemd/system/udev.service
/etc/udev/hwdb.bin
/etc/udev/hwdb.d
/etc/udev/iocost.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d
/etc/udev/udev.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/81-canonij_prn.rules

Update again:

# update-rc.d udev defaults
# updatedb
# locate udev | less

/etc/udev
/etc/init.d/udev
/etc/rc0.d/K01udev
/etc/rc6.d/K01udev
/etc/rcS.d/S02udev
/etc/systemd/system/udev.service
/etc/udev/hwdb.bin
/etc/udev/hwdb.d
/etc/udev/iocost.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d
/etc/udev/udev.conf
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/81-canonij_prn.rules

update-initramfs -u

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages initscripts depends on:
ii  sysv-rc         3.08-1
ii  sysvinit-utils  3.08-1

Versions of packages initscripts recommends:
ii  e2fsprogs  1.47.0-2+b1
ii  psmisc     23.6-1

initscripts suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information