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Move /var content to /usr/share/factory/var #569
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Instead of dropping `/var` content on the floor, move it into `/usr/share/factory/var`. With this change, a systemd-tmpfiles fragment like this: `C+ /var - - - - -` is sufficient to get "populate /var" automatically on initial installation and across upgrades.
Pairs with ostreedev/ostree#3103 |
LGTM |
Will this also solve the problem of rpms installing under /opt? ...he asked while making doe eyes at @cgwalters |
This will help ensure we're testing what's there before release, in particular ostreedev/ostree-rs-ext#569
This will help ensure we're testing what's there before release, in particular ostreedev/ostree-rs-ext#569 Signed-off-by: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
The core issue remains that:
But yes, some will probably start working modulo those caveats. |
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LGTM
@cgwalters are the caveats recorded/documented somewhere? |
From https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/tmpfiles.d.html (see ostreedev/ostree#3103):
If I understand correctly, I've found the following caveats to document: On updates (N -> N+1), the following will happen:
On rollbacks (N+1 -> N):
In general, I think we should recommend users include another unit that calls to rsync (for example) with a list of files to update in sync between updates on boot. If they want files to be removed, they will have to make another unit. I still need to verify that |
Instead of dropping
/var
content on the floor, move it into/usr/share/factory/var
.With this change, a systemd-tmpfiles fragment like this:
C+ /var - - - - -
is sufficient to get "populate /var" automatically on initial installation and across upgrades.