> > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > The system manager (as of v253) executes generators in a sandbox with a > > > > fresh tmpfs mount on /tmp: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/a526b9ddfc03a290f20a65c0a73792e73029f1b8/src/core/manager.c#L4274 > > > > > > > > Looking at the code, it appears that there is no way to disable that > > > > using, say, an environment variable or a config file setting. > > > > > > > > Is that correct? > > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > Generators run during earliest boot, where /tmp/ is quite likely not > > > mounted yet, hence generators do not have access to the system's /tmp/ > > > and get a transient one. > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > Is my second statement also correct? > > > > i.e. is there no way to prevent mounting a private /tmp when executing > > generators using something like an environment variable or config setting? > > There is none.
I am considering preparing a patch that makes it configurable via system.conf. e.g., "GeneratorsUsePrivateTmp=yes" Would a contribution like that be welcome? -James M
