Bug#913154: Please move /etc/init.d/skeleton

Dmitry Bogatov KAction at debian.org
Thu Nov 8 11:48:21 GMT 2018


[2018-11-07 18:39] Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org>
> please consider moving the skeleton init script from /etc/init.d to a
> different place. My proposal would be
> /usr/share/doc/initscripts/examples/
> 
> Being installed in /etc/init.d has several undesirable consequences
> a/ it's marked as a conffile when it really isn't
> b/ it clutters tab completion
> c/ it clutters /etc/init.d/

I do support this proposal. But this location is mentioned in Policy[1].

https://sources.debian.org/src/debian-policy/4.2.1.4/policy/ch-opersys.rst/?hl=631#L631

Thoughts?




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