From unknown Tue Jun 24 05:07:54 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#25850 <25850@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#25850 <25850@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation Reply-To: bug#25850 <25850@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:07:54 +0000 retitle 25850 [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation reassign 25850 guix-patches submitter 25850 Christopher Baines severity 25850 normal tag 25850 patch thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Feb 23 11:04:06 2017 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Feb 2017 16:04:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53172 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cgvsD-00037P-TN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:04:06 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48903) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoeG-00076a-PU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:13 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoeA-0005jq-NT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:07 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:50986) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoeA-0005jl-Kd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:06 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39854) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoe9-0002GO-Ds for guix-patches@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoe5-0005iq-BJ for guix-patches@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:05 -0500 Received: from li622-129.members.linode.com ([212.71.249.129]:58627 helo=mira.cbaines.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgoe5-0005id-4Y for guix-patches@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:21:01 -0500 Received: by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix, from userid 113) id 2B14A13D7CD; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (host-92-5-84-188.as13285.net [92.5.84.188]) by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EC3FD13D7C4 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lesath.dlink.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id e2ab4921 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Christopher Baines To: guix-patches@gnu.org Subject: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000 Message-Id: <20170223082057.6850-1-mail@cbaines.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.1 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:04:04 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) When launching a container created with guix system container, the attempt to create /var/log/wtmp would fail, as /var/log did not exist. * gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Create /var/log --- gnu/services.scm | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm index 6ac4f1322..15a0f2f89 100644 --- a/gnu/services.scm +++ b/gnu/services.scm @@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ ACTIVATION-SCRIPT-TYPE." ;; Same for 'wtmp', which is populated by mingetty et ;; al. + (if (not (file-exists? "/var/log")) (mkdir "/var/log")) (close-port (open-file "/var/log/wtmp" "a0")) ;; Set up /run/current-system. Among other things this -- 2.11.1 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Mar 10 08:39:54 2017 Received: (at 25850-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Mar 2017 13:39:54 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48627 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cmKlu-00076I-47 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:39:54 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37007) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cmKlt-000766-5o for 25850-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:39:53 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cmKlj-0000zu-VM for 25850-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:39:47 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:47712) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cmKlj-0000zo-Rf; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:39:43 -0500 Received: from [193.50.110.248] (port=38908 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1cmKlj-0007vJ-9X; Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:39:43 -0500 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Christopher Baines Subject: Re: bug#25850: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation References: <20170223082057.6850-1-mail@cbaines.net> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:39:39 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20170223082057.6850-1-mail@cbaines.net> (Christopher Baines's message of "Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000") Message-ID: <87o9x99rok.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 25850-done Cc: 25850-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Christopher Baines skribis: > When launching a container created with guix system container, the > attempt to create /var/log/wtmp would fail, as /var/log did not exist. > > * gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Create /var/log > --- > gnu/services.scm | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm > index 6ac4f1322..15a0f2f89 100644 > --- a/gnu/services.scm > +++ b/gnu/services.scm > @@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ ACTIVATION-SCRIPT-TYPE." >=20=20 > ;; Same for 'wtmp', which is populated by mingetty= et > ;; al. > + (if (not (file-exists? "/var/log")) (mkdir "/var/l= og")) I changed that to =E2=80=98mkdir-p=E2=80=99 and applied, thanks! Ludo=E2=80=99. From unknown Tue Jun 24 05:07:54 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator