Bug#422257: [Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#422257: initscripts: RAMRUN=yes is unusable with some packages

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Wladimir Mutel]
> some packages create subdirectories in /var/run , then expect them
> to remain after next reboot.

These packages are broken, as having /var/run/ as a tmpfs has been a
supported configuration for a long time.  The RAMRUN option was
introduced to make it easier to enable, as well as making it easier to
set up stateless machines, but did not introduce the support for this
feature.

> To fix the problem, we have either recreate necessary directories in
> /var/run on each startup,

Fix the package to create the stuff it need under /var/run/ (and
/var/lock, if needed).

> I think this should be either fixed by whoever, or documented as
> undesirable side-effect of using RAMRUN.

I agree that it should be documented.

Friendly,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen