Re: [vserver] 2.6.35.2-vs2.3.0.36.31 and 0.30.216~r2842

From: Mike O'Connor <vserver_at_pineview.net>
Date: Thu 09 Sep 2010 - 15:09:51 BST
Message-ID: <4C88EAAF.2070500@pineview.net>

 On 9/09/10 6:12 PM, Ghislain wrote:
>> The issue for me was I have /var/lib/vserver and a bind to /vserver, I
>> should be able to have both and the debian package should not complain
>> or least give me the option of installing any how.
>>
>> Mike
> so basicaly it seems that the protection to prevent you from installing
> the wrong package for your path is more a problem than a solution.
>
> I will perhaps make a test like this instead:
>
> if /vservers exist create a temporary file tmpxxx in it then check the
> inode of it to see if /var/lib/vservers/tmpxxx is the same one. This
> should detect links and bind mounts and allow the package to be installed.
>
> i think we still need to have a safe guard against installing the
> packages when they do not fit the directories used by the user.
>
>
I'm sorry if I was abrupt, your work in creating the packages is
appreciated.

The issue here is simply the change to using /var/lib/vservers is a real
pain but the non debian package does wacky stuff as well.

Mike
Received on Thu Sep 9 15:10:44 2010

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