Bug 888618 - /var/lib/random-seed file is not functional under readonly root enabled
Summary: /var/lib/random-seed file is not functional under readonly root enabled
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 888615
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: initscripts
Version: 18
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Depends On: 808907
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-12-19 02:32 UTC by Joey Boggs
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:32 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of: 808907
Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-03-13 09:55:17 UTC
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Description Joey Boggs 2012-12-19 02:32:34 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #808907 +++

Description of problem:
/var/lib/random-seed file is not functional under readonly root enabled. This file cannot be removed due to "Read-only file system" error and the system will show the error message when booting: "systemd-random-seed[517]: Failed to write new random seed file: Bad file descriptor".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-9.34.2-1.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Just install base and core groups
2. Enable readonly root function in /etc/sysconfig/readonly-root file, set READONLY=yes and TEMPORARY_STATE=yes.
3. Add mount option ro in /etc/fstab for / directory.
4. Reboot
  
Actual results:
"systemd-random-seed[517]: Failed to write new random seed file: Bad file descriptor" and the file cannot be removed/modified.

Expected results:
No error for /var/lib/random-seed.


Seeing the same error in Fedora 18 alpha still.
Comment 1 Lukáš Nykrýn 2013-03-13 09:55:17 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 888615 ***
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