[LinuxSIG] ***SPAM*** Re: Systemd 256.1 Addresses Complaint That 'systemd-tmpfiles' Could Unexpectedly Delete Your /home Directory

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On 2024-06-24 07:40, Craig Miller wrote:

> it is good to hear that they are finally fixing a bug that was deleting 
> files in your home directory.

That initial dev's reply to the issue was a real asshole response.  Even 
Lennart Poettering's reply was far more reasonable, and he's got a 
reputation for being a bit prickly.


I still don't understand how the /home came to be under the purview of 
tmpfiles in whichever distro this came up in (Debian?).


There was talk about building a "golden image" where / and /usr get 
created and /home is built upon installation.


In the end, they're updating the documentation with more explicit 
warnings; ensuring there's no auto-completion on the --purge option, and 
putting in a couple further checks so this won't happen again.



An informative and interesting link.  If anyone cares, here's the Github 
issue without having to endure Slashdot's wisdom:

 > https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/33349