[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/dhcpcd: create /var/db/dhcpcd
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Tue Feb 2 17:59:55 UTC 2021
>>>>> "Nicolas" == Nicolas Cavallari <nicolas.cavallari at green-communications.fr> writes:
>> > + mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/db/dhcpcd
>>
>> What is stored here? Does it need to persist over reboots? How should a
>> readonly rootfs be handled? Could we perhaps make it a symlink to /run
>> or similar?
>>
> It stores DHCP DUID and IPv6 stable privacy secrets. It must persist
> over reboots, or the features that need them must be disabled or
> configured not to.
> Apparently, dhcpcd is smart enough to detect read only systems and
> plan accordingly, but i did not test it.
OK, thanks.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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