I tried to reproduce this issue on a clean Ubuntu Desktop install (ISO serial: 20220313) and wasn't able to. AIUI this could happen only if a package providing policy-rc.d is installed (or a policy-rc.d script is manually added to the system), see [1] for more info on this policy layer.
Could you please check what installed /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d on your system? Sharing the output of the following commands may help: ls -l /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d ls -l /etc/alternatives/policy-rc.d realpath /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d Thanks! [1] /usr/share/doc/init-system-helpers/README.policy-rc.d.gz ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1964285 Title: hit message "invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of stop" when uninstall open-vm-tools in ubuntu desktop 22.04 daily build To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1964285/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs