[Debian] Re: Bug#557785: vzctl: symlinked config file: symlink overwritten when --save isspecified

[Ola Lundqvist]

Hi Robert

Thanks a lot for your report.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 01:38:02PM +0100, Robert Heinzmann wrote:
> Package: vzctl
> Version: 3.0.22-14
> Severity: normal
> 
> If you use symlinks like: /etc/vz/conf/<id>.conf ->
> /vz/<id>/conf/<id>.conf, which is very helpfull for DRBD or replicated
> setups, the symlink in /etc/vz/conf/<id>.conf is overwritten when you
> change the config file with --save.
> 
> This bug is known and there is a fix for it in GIT.
> 
> http://bugzilla.openvz.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1270
> 
> It would be great if this patch would be backported for 3.0.22 to enable
> HA setups with shared storage.

I agree, but this is hard due to that the 3.0.22 version is
in stable and stable is only updated because of really important bugs
like data corruption or serious security fixes.

However it depends on the percieved severity of this issue. It is a
form of data corruption so it may be possible. What is your opinion on this
matter?

What I can do is to backport this to the version in stable (3.0.23) but
I'm not sure it is worth it as the 3.0.24 should be available quite soon.
Kir may know more in this area.

Best regards,

// Ola

> Regards,
> Robert
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 5.0.3
>   APT prefers stable
>   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-openvz-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages vzctl depends on:
> ii  iproute                       20080725-2 networking and traffic
> control too
> ii  libc6                         2.7-18     GNU C Library: Shared
> libraries
> ii  vzquota                       3.0.11-1   server virtualization
> solution - q
> 
> Versions of packages vzctl recommends:
> ii  rsync                         3.0.3-2    fast remote file copy
> program (lik
> 
> Versions of packages vzctl suggests:
> pn  linux-patch-openvz            <none>     (no description available)
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 
> 

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