Re: [ptxdist] Resend: Home dir fixup for root in systemd

[Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia <guille.rodriguez@gmail.com>]

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Hi David,

2016-07-27 7:51 GMT+02:00 David Jander <david@protonic.nl>:

> > I think that the default /etc/passwd (and many other files that are
> > distributed
> > with ptxdist) should be taken just as generic examples. Ptxdist BSPs are
> > expected
>
> Generic examples are expected to at least be semantically correct. This
> isn't.
>

I would not say it is not "semantically correct". It just does not match
the assumptions in systemd (yes, I am aware that systemd is not the only
place where this assumption is made)

[...]

> > > To solve the problem, there are really only two options AFAICS:
>
> >
> > >  1.- Change PTXdist and all places in it that assume the $HOME=/home
> for
> > > root.
> > >  No idea how many places that are, nor how many users already depend on
> > > this
> > >  historic assumption.
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > >  2.- Patch systemd to adapt to the reality of PTXdist.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, or
> >
> > 3.- Customize the files in your BSP :-)
>
> No. Like I said in my previous e-mail (the part after this part, that you
> omitted from the quote), this way the default PTXdist stays broken and my
> intention is to fix just that.
>

Yes, I know what you said and I understand the intention. Here I was just
replying to the part where you say "there are really only two options".
What I say is that there are actually three options. I fully understand
that you don't like option #3, but that doesn't mean it does not exist :)

Best,

Guillermo

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