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Werk #9442: mkbackup: Fix locking problems

Component Firmware
Title mkbackup: Fix locking problems
Date Jul 7, 2021
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Appliance Version 1.4.16

On standard site installations, locks during mkbackup are now site specific. This results in multiple sites being able to be backed-up simultaneously. On appliances, a system-wide backup will still lock all sites regarding backup.

Details: Werk 11868 tried to fix permission issues during mkbackup of different sites. However directories under /var/lock/ are volatile and therefore the creation and the setting of the rights on the mkbackup folder must be performed on every system restart. Therefore omd will now try to ensure that this folder exists and has the correct permissions.

Furthermore, the backup directory has been moved to /run/lock/mkbackup as this is the standard path for locks according to FHS.

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