[Pkg-varnish-devel] Bug#749272: varnish doesn't source /etc/default/varnish when started with systemd

[Gregory Colpart]

tags 749272 - wontfix
severity 749272 serious
retitle 749272 varnish doesn't source /etc/default/varnish when started but uses it when reloaded

Hello,

Keeping file /etc/default/varnish when Varnish doesn't source it
is confusing for users. And the worst is that the script
/usr/share/varnish/reload-vcl (used by ExecReload in systemd
unit) sources /etc/default/varnish !
Then users need to configure Varnish options in /etc/default/varnish
*and* in varnish.service... and keep synchronized. The result is
often a production failure when "systemctl reload varnish" then
I consider this bug as serious severity (and it should be fixed for
Stretch).

There could be two bug fixes :
- Using patch in this bug report to source /etc/default/varnish
  in varnish.service (and removing useless variables like START=yes)
- Rewriting the script reload-vcl to not use /etc/default/varnish
  (and removing the file /etc/default/varnish)

Regards,
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Grégory Colpart <reg at evolix.fr>  GnuPG:4096R/B8612B5D
Evolix - Hébergement et Infogérance Open Source http://www.evolix.fr/