return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (arg_ephemeral && !IN_SET(arg_link_journal, LINK_NO, LINK_AUTO)) {
+ log_error("--ephemeral and --link-journal= may not be combined.");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (arg_volatile != VOLATILE_NO && arg_read_only) {
log_error("Cannot combine --read-only with --volatile. Note that --volatile already implies a read-only base hierarchy.");
return -EINVAL;
char *id;
int r;
+ /* Don't link journals in ephemeral mode */
+ if (arg_ephemeral)
+ return 0;
+
p = strappend(directory, "/etc/machine-id");
if (!p)
return log_oom();
"Host and machine ids are equal (%s): refusing to link journals", id);
if (arg_link_journal == LINK_AUTO)
return 0;
- return
- -EEXIST;
+ return -EEXIST;
}
if (arg_link_journal == LINK_NO)
if (arg_directory) {
assert(!arg_image);
- if (path_equal(arg_directory, "/")) {
- log_error("Spawning container on root directory not supported.");
+ if (path_equal(arg_directory, "/") && !arg_ephemeral) {
+ log_error("Spawning container on root directory is not supported. Consider using --ephemeral.");
r = -EINVAL;
goto finish;
}
} else if (arg_ephemeral) {
char *np;
- r = tempfn_random(arg_directory, &np);
+ /* If the specified path is a mount point we
+ * generate the new snapshot immediately
+ * inside it under a random name. However if
+ * the specified is not a mount point we
+ * create the new snapshot in the parent
+ * directory, just next to it. */
+ r = path_is_mount_point(arg_directory, false);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine whether directory %s is mount point: %m", arg_directory);
+ goto finish;
+ }
+ if (r > 0)
+ r = tempfn_random_child(arg_directory, &np);
+ else
+ r = tempfn_random(arg_directory, &np);
if (r < 0) {
log_error_errno(r, "Failed to generate name for snapshot: %m");
goto finish;