Bug#811497: Unclean shutdown after switch from sysvinit-core to systemd-sysv if systemd-shim is installed (and running)

[Michael Biebl]

Am 19.01.2016 um 15:01 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> Package: systemd-sysv
> Version: 228-4
> Severity: important
> 
> If sysvinit-core is the active PID 1 and systemd-shim is installed and
> running, installing systemd-sysv will lead to an unclean shutdown and a
> dirty file system on the next boot.
> 
> Afaics, the problem is, that /sbin/{reboot,poweroff,shutdown} as shipped
> by systemd-sysv does not talk to PID 1 via /run/initctl but uses D-Bus
> if the org.freedesktop.systemd1 D-Bus name is taken, which is the case
> if systemd-shim is installed.

Small correction here: systemd-shim does not need to be running prior to
calling reboot. Merely being installed is sufficient, as systemd-shim is
D-Bus activated, so will be started on demand.


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