Bug 1246741 - realmd: use of $libdir for config files and executables
Summary: realmd: use of $libdir for config files and executables
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: realmd
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Sumit Bose
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-07-25 10:53 UTC by Kay Sievers
Modified: 2021-07-29 13:25 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: realmd-0.16.2-1.fc22
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2021-07-29 13:25:41 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Kay Sievers 2015-07-25 10:53:57 UTC
Any specific reason for placing things in $libdir:
  /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd
  /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-defaults.conf
  /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-distro.conf

%{_libdir}/ is usually for shared objects, not for well-known locations of
"config files" or compatible-arch binaries; such things should not depend on
the architecture that is used.

%{_prefix}/lib/ sound like the better choice.

Comment 1 Stef Walter 2015-07-31 11:16:31 UTC
Makes sense. Will fix. The first one is an executable:

  /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd

But the others are not.

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2015-07-31 12:51:26 UTC
realmd-0.16.2-1.fc22 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 22.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/realmd-0.16.2-1.fc22

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2015-07-31 12:52:24 UTC
realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 23.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2015-07-31 16:47:54 UTC
Package realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 23 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-12471/realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2015-08-10 09:55:49 UTC
realmd-0.16.2-1.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2015-08-12 07:04:32 UTC
realmd-0.16.2-1.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 7 Peter Robinson 2015-08-17 15:34:10 UTC
(In reply to Kay Sievers from comment #0)
> Any specific reason for placing things in $libdir:
>   /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd
>   /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-defaults.conf
>   /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-distro.conf
> 
> %{_libdir}/ is usually for shared objects, not for well-known locations of
> "config files" or compatible-arch binaries; such things should not depend on
> the architecture that is used.
> 
> %{_prefix}/lib/ sound like the better choice.

Wouldn't /usr/libexec be better for this? /usr/lib/ is also for shared objects in 32 bit releases so is no better than /usr/lib64/

Comment 8 Jan Kurik 2016-02-24 13:28:14 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 24 development cycle.
Changing version to '24'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora24#Rawhide_Rebase

Comment 9 Fedora Admin XMLRPC Client 2016-05-18 13:44:37 UTC
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database.  Reassigning to the new owner of this component.

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Comment 11 Peter Robinson 2017-08-06 19:13:40 UTC
>   /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-defaults.conf
>   /usr/lib64/realmd/realmd-distro.conf

these are still there in F-26:

/usr/lib/realmd/realmd
/usr/lib/realmd/realmd-defaults.conf
/usr/lib/realmd/realmd-distro.conf

And in fact not even in lib64 in the case of x86_64 so they're still wrong

realmd-0.16.3-5.fc26.x86_64

Comment 12 Sumit Bose 2017-09-11 11:49:34 UTC
For /usr/lib/realmd/realmd I agree that /usr/libexec/ is the better place.

Do you think the default configuration files /usr/lib/realmd/realmd-defaults.conf and /usr/lib/realmd/realmd-distro.conf should be move to /usr/libexec as well or can they stay in /usr/lib or is there a better place somewhere else? I checked the Fedora packaging guides but didn't found any recommendation for this type of default configuration which can be overwritten by files in /etc, /etc/realmd.conf in this case.

Comment 13 Peter Robinson 2017-09-11 13:41:37 UTC
I'd ask the packaging committee, generally most other daemons use /etc for everything and if/when they're edited deal with it using the config overwrite policies.

Comment 14 Stef Walter 2017-09-11 15:03:50 UTC
For realmd (like systemd, sssd and many other daemons), config defaults should not be present in /etc ... only administrator overrides to defaults.

Comment 15 Sumit Bose 2021-07-29 13:25:41 UTC
Hi,

since Fedora 34 the realmd daemon is moved to /usr/libexec and the default config files are in /usr/lib/realmd.

I'm closing the ticket as CURRENTRELEASE.

bye,
Sumit


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