It sounds like there's agreement that this is a good idea, so we'll proceed with the patches. Thanks y'all!
Greg On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Justin Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m +1 on removing the default. > > While /opt/mesos may seem reasonable on the surface given many common uses > of /opt, putting data there doesn’t really comply with FHS. Arguments > could be made for /var/mesos (which I’m using) or /srv/mesos, but I think > no default is fine. > > I noticed early on that it was a little odd to default to /tmp, but felt > as if I was following someone-or-other’s lead. It’s now clear that’s not > the case. :) > > From: tommy xiao <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:14 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: dev <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Proposal] Remove the default value for agent work_dir > > how about /opt/mesos/ > +1 > > 2016-04-13 12:44 GMT+08:00 Avinash Sridharan <[email protected]>: > >> +1 >> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:31 PM, Jie Yu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:29 PM, James Peach <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > > On Apr 12, 2016, at 3:58 PM, Greg Mann <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > Hey folks! >>> > > A number of situations have arisen in which the default value of the >>> > Mesos agent `--work_dir` flag (/tmp/mesos) has caused problems on >>> systems >>> > in which the automatic cleanup of '/tmp' deletes agent metadata. To >>> resolve >>> > this, we would like to eliminate the default value of the agent >>> > `--work_dir` flag. You can find the relevant JIRA here. >>> > > >>> > > We considered simply changing the default value to a more appropriate >>> > location, but decided against this because the expected filesystem >>> > structure varies from platform to platform, and because it isn't >>> guaranteed >>> > that the Mesos agent would have access to the default path on a >>> particular >>> > platform. >>> > > >>> > > Eliminating the default `--work_dir` value means that the agent would >>> > exit immediately if the flag is not provided, whereas currently it >>> launches >>> > successfully in this case. This will break existing infrastructure >>> which >>> > relies on launching the Mesos agent without specifying the work >>> directory. >>> > I believe this is an acceptable change because '/tmp/mesos' is not a >>> > suitable location for the agent work directory except for short-term >>> local >>> > testing, and any production scenario that is currently using this >>> location >>> > should be altered immediately. >>> > >>> > +1 from me too. Defaulting to /tmp just helps people shoot themselves >>> in >>> > the foot. >>> > >>> > J >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Sridharan, Mesosphere >> +1 (323) 702 5245 >> > > > > -- > Deshi Xiao > Twitter: xds2000 > E-mail: xiaods(AT)gmail.com > ------------------------------ > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's > confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely > for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail message by > anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any > disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be > taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender > believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, > Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its > attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the > message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full > responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and > other defects. The sender's employer is not liable for any loss or damage > arising in any way. >
