From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:19:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
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/var/run and /var/lock may be volatile

/var/run and /var/lock may be mounted as temporary filesystems, and init
scripts must therefore create any necessary subdirectories dynamically.
---

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 197a6f4..9e30dfe 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ debian-policy (3.8.1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
     Closes: #513955
+  * Policy: /var/run and /var/lock may be volatile
+    Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>
+    Closes: #514326
   * Improve the documentation of maintainer script actions for diversions
     in the informative appendix to allow for addition of a new diversion
     on upgrade and handle error cases correctly.  Thanks to Olivier Berger
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 3ea8325..8bb8b3f 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -6062,6 +6062,18 @@ test -f <var>program-executed-later-in-script</var> || exit 0
 	    script must behave sensibly and not fail if the
 	    <file>/etc/default</file> file is deleted.
 	  </p>
+
+	  <p>
+	    <file>/var/run</file> and <file>/var/lock</file> may be mounted
+	    as temporary filesystems<footnote>
+		For example, using the <tt>RAMRUN</tt> and <tt>RAMLOCK</tt>
+		options in <file>/etc/default/rcS</file>.
+	    </footnote>, so the <file>init.d</file> scripts must handle this
+	    correctly. This will typically amount to creating any required
+	    subdirectories dynamically when the <file>init.d</file> script
+	    is run, rather than including them in the package and relying on
+	    <prgn>dpkg</prgn> to create them.
+	  </p>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1>
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html
index cc2934e..f980012 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.html
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.html
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ picking your way through this list.
        arguments and supports assignment.                        [10.4]
      * User mailboxes may be mode 600 and owned by the user rather than
        mode 660, owned by user, and group mail.                  [11.6]
+     * /var/run and /var/lock may be mounted as temporary filesystems, and
+       init scripts must therefore create any necessary subdirectories
+       dynamically.                                              [9.3.2]
 
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