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;