LINTIAN

# `init.d-script-sourcing-without-test`

The given `/etc/init.d` script seems to be sourcing an `/etc/default/` file without checking for its existence first. Files in `/etc/default/` can be deleted by the administrator at any time, and init scripts are required to handle the situation gracefully. For example:

    [ -r /etc/default/foo ] && . /etc/default/foo

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- Writing the scripts (Section 9.3.2) in the Debian Policy Manual

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag