On 04/08/17 20:52, Michael Biebl wrote:
On Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:48:59 +0100 Alan Jenkins
There were two reasons `mask` was used here.
1. #722521. Removing a package naturally deletes most of its files, including
deleting the systemd service unit. However the system V init script is
preserved, because it might include user changes. This can work OK under
system V init, but systemd also picks up the initscript, and will show it
as a started service in messages, logs, `systemctl list-units` etc.
#722521 seems perfectly possible to resolve, without resorting to masking.
How?
You snipped my point 2, which also referred to #722521. Sadly this was
a typo. Point _2_ is the easy one to resolve. Point 1 should have
referred to #714903; I think it is the more fundamental issue.
Sorry!
Alan
