cloud-init clean traceback on instance dir symlink
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloud-init |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Chad Smith | ||
Bug Description
cloud-init clean command traces when attempting to del_dir on the 'instance' symlink if instance is ordered before 'instances' when traversing the /var/lib/cloud directory.
smoser@milhouse:~$ lxc launch ubuntu-daily:bionic b4
Creating b4
Starting b4
smoser@milhouse:~$ lxc exec b4 -- ls -l /var/lib/cloud
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 6 Jan 3 17:35 data
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 2 Jan 3 17:35 handlers
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jan 3 17:35 instance -> /var/lib/
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 3 Jan 3 17:35 instances
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 6 Jan 3 17:35 scripts
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 3 Jan 3 17:35 seed
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 2 Jan 3 17:35 sem
smoser@milhouse:~$ lxc exec b4 cloud-init clean
ERROR: Could not remove instance: Cannot call rmtree on a symbolic link
Related branches
- Chad Smith: Abstain
- Server Team CI bot: Approve (continuous-integration)
- Scott Moser: Approve
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Diff: 60 lines (+21/-3)2 files modifiedcloudinit/cmd/clean.py (+3/-2)
cloudinit/cmd/tests/test_clean.py (+18/-1)
| Changed in cloud-init: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| assignee: | nobody → Chad Smith (chad.smith) |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| status: | Incomplete → In Progress |
| Changed in cloud-init: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Scott Moser (smoser) wrote Fixed in Cloud-init 18.1 | #1 |
| Changed in cloud-init: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| James Falcon (falcojr) wrote | #2 |
This bug is believed to be fixed in cloud-init in 18.1. If this is still a problem for you, please make a comment and set the state back to New
Thank you.