Bug 8198 – installadm delete-service doesn't remove service's data directory.

Bug 8198 - installadm delete-service doesn't remove service's data directory.


Summary:	installadm delete-service doesn't remove service's data directory.

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	installer
Component:	installadm
Version:	unspecified
Platform:	ANY/Generic OpenSolaris

Importance:	P2 critical (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Alok Aggarwal
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Whiteboard:	2009.06-04
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Blocks:	6372
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Reported:	2009-04-15 10:49 UTC by Ethan Quach
Modified:	2009-04-17 07:37 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Ethan Quach 2009-04-15 10:49:05 UTC

delete-service, with or without -x, isn't removing the install service's
/var/ai/<port> directory.  Upon the next create-service, the new service
could end up just re-using that directory in it entirety without even
knowing.

Workaround:

  After deleting a service, rm -rf its /var/ai/<port> directory.

Comment 1 Ethan Quach 2009-04-15 11:25:21 UTC

I'm marking this a potential blocker.  The potential issue is that when
an existing /var/ai/<port> data directory is reused for some new
service, the default manifest in that directory might not be compatible
with the new service.

Comment 2 Alok Aggarwal 2009-04-16 15:24:32 UTC

/var/ai/<port> gets re-used multiple times when create-service/delete-service
is done. The failure to clean out /var/ai/<port> upon a delete-service then 
can potentially result in stale information being used to serve up a new
service thus leaving the door open for ensuing pandemonium.

Implementing the fix to remove /var/ai/<port> when a delete-service is done.

Comment 3 Alok Aggarwal 2009-04-17 07:37:23 UTC

Fixed in changeset 543:b159355029e1