[debbugs-tracker] bug#25850: closed ([PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation)

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> [PATCH] services: Create /var/log upon activation
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> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:20:57 +0000
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> When launching a container created with guix system container, the
> attempt to create /var/log/wtmp would fail, as /var/log did not exist.
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> * gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Create /var/log
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>  gnu/services.scm | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
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> diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm
> index 6ac4f1322..15a0f2f89 100644
> --- a/gnu/services.scm
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> @@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ ACTIVATION-SCRIPT-TYPE."
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>                        ;; Same for 'wtmp', which is populated by mingetty et
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> +                      (if (not (file-exists? "/var/log")) (mkdir "/var/log"))
>                        (close-port (open-file "/var/log/wtmp" "a0"))
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>                        ;; Set up /run/current-system.  Among other things this
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> Christopher Baines <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > When launching a container created with guix system container, the
> > attempt to create /var/log/wtmp would fail, as /var/log did not exist.
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> > * gnu/services.scm (activation-script): Create /var/log
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> >  gnu/services.scm | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
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> > 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."
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> >                        ;; Same for 'wtmp', which is populated by mingetty et
> >                        ;; al.
> > +                      (if (not (file-exists? "/var/log")) (mkdir "/var/log"))
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> I changed that to ‘mkdir-p’ and applied, thanks!
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> Ludo’.
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