@RBrownSUSE I think you will get back into /var/adm/fillup-templates mood soon.

rsyslog post script for example is:

    PNAME=syslog 
    DEF_VAL="no" 
    DEL_TEMPL=/usr/share/fillup-templates/$PNAME.del 
    # If template not in new location, fallback to old location 
    if [ ! -f $DEL_TEMPL ] ; then 
        DEL_TEMPL=/var/adm/fillup-templates/$PNAME.del 
    fi 
    rm -f $DEL_TEMPL 
    for var in SYSLOG_DAEMON SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK ; do 
        echo -e "#\n$var=$DEF_VAL\n" >> $DEL_TEMPL 
    done 
…

So, no package should ship $PNAME.del ( i hope, as we delete it in this script.. that would be evil)

The fall back to /var/adm/ seems wrong in this case - especially with the latest filesystem now dropping the template directory /var/adm/fillup-templates, we try to write to a file that does not exist/cannot be created, as the directory no longer exists.

See sample of a relevant build failure: https://build.opensuse.org/package/live_build_log/openSUSE:Factory:Staging:B/rsyslog/standard/x86_64

Dominique Leuenberger (dimstar) - over 6 years ago

reviewer source maintainer

Of course, rsyslog uses the appropriate macros, like %remove_and_set and so on..

created sr#573617 for rpm - fixing the rpm macros used in those packages failing; the change in the macros was done too mechanic, introducing this minor glitch that stayed unnoticed, as the path still was valid and could be written to.