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[PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Subject: bug#25850: closed (Re: bug#25850: [PATCH] services: Create
 /var/log upon activation)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:40:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#25850: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 25850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: 25850-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25850: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:39:39 +0100

Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net> 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."
>  
>                        ;; Same for 'wtmp', which is populated by mingetty et
>                        ;; al.
> +                      (if (not (file-exists? "/var/log")) (mkdir "/var/log"))

I changed that to ‘mkdir-p’ and applied, thanks!

Ludo’.

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From: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000

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
-- 
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