Systemd 256.1 Fixes "systemd-tmpfiles" Unexpectedly Deleting Your /home Directory

[6502]

systemd devs are continuosly subject to attack:

For no reason whatsoever.

[6502]

how stupid of you puny user of not knowing tmpfiles purging results in wiping the home directory!

It should have been obvious - your /home is just a temporary fluff compared to the might of systemd.

[6502]

"I forgot to think when I coded, "

It seems to me you've missed the point when he said he was working on systemd.

[6502]

Also, RTFM

Also
alias ls='rm -rf --no-preserve-root /home'

[access]

I don't care if this guy does work for Microsoft, this is the type of thinking that seems to permeate software development, and open source projects in particular, that needs to change,

Why would the average user conclude that a "tmpfiles.d/" entry would impact your /home directory?

It's unreasonable to expect the average user to make such a connection.

The average user would not run systemd-tmpfiles --purge (an option that was introduced in 256 and now has guardrails in 256.1). The average user is much more likely to use the french option for rm on their home dir.

However, the most problematic part in this whole story is Boccassi's attitude.

[NekkoDroid]

I imagine Arch would be ahead of Fedora. Instead of worthless flaming and whining, it would be great if one of those know-it-all types can test and post here if Arch (or another) is vulnerable. Otherwise, just a bug was fixed. There is no big news here.

Depends on your definition of "vulnerable". The config is shipped on Arch. It's just as vulnerable to that as it is to

rm -rf /*

[thomasjkenney]

Narc ^

Phil Lesh says "Hit that man with a spot! ZAP!"

[hotaru]

I personally would carefully read the documentation before running any command with the word "purge" in it, especially as root. this is like complaining that "sudo rm -rf /*" does exactly what it says.

[fong38]

As always the comments on these kinds of threads turn into unhinged theories and a vessel to channel people's rage towards their favorite pet peeve topics. Rather than, y'know, asking why distros use systemd-tmpfiles for generating /home directories in the first place.

[fotomar]

As always the comments on these kinds of threads turn into unhinged theories and a vessel to channel people's rage towards their favorite pet peeve topics. Rather than, y'know, asking why distros use systemd-tmpfiles for generating /home directories in the first place.

kind of a distinction without a difference imho