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From: Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o>
To: gentoo development <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Cc: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Home directory for the 'portage' user
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:49:56
Message-Id: CAEdQ38HZQs-TwTVKWqqvmo=Qe-YZUi8J-XDMX5QnGZnRFtxyxg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Home directory for the 'portage' user by Mike Gilbert
1 On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 10:05 AM Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
2 >
3 > I would like to create an acct-user package for the 'portage' user,
4 > but I'm having trouble deciding on a home directory.
5 >
6 > baselayout currently sets it to /var/tmp/portage, and this just seems
7 > like a bad idea to me. I'm pretty sure we have a QA policy against
8 > installing files there anyway.
9
10 Agreed. Many people would like to put /var/tmp/portage on tmpfs. If
11 the portage user needs any persistent configuration (like an ssh key)
12 putting its home on tmpfs would be difficult.