#1083094 checkrestart: misleading info about deleted files, actually replaced

Package:
debian-goodies
Source:
debian-goodies
Submitter:
Vincent Lefevre
Date:
2026-01-10 11:06:41 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1083094#5
Date:
2024-10-01 13:18:40 UTC
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With "checkrestart -f", I get:

[...]
The following systemd units started programmes that are using deleted files:
lightdm.service:
        Program /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (PID: 1163, CMDLINE: '/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch') is using the following deleted files:
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libepoxy.so.0.0.0
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libinput.so.10.13.0
[...]

But these files still exist, so that the above information is
surprising. I suppose that the reason is that these files have
been replaced, i.e. the inode doesn't match. So checkrestart
should say that such files have actually been replaced and/or
give the original inode.
#1083094#10
Date:
2026-01-10 10:10:54 UTC
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