David Craven <da...@craven.ch> writes: > * gnu/build/activation.scm (activate-user): Make sure /var/lib exists. > --- > gnu/build/activation.scm | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/gnu/build/activation.scm b/gnu/build/activation.scm > index 10aa58d..3abfdd6 100644 > --- a/gnu/build/activation.scm > +++ b/gnu/build/activation.scm > @@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ numeric gid or #f." > ;; 'groupadd' aborts if the file doesn't already exist. > (touch "/etc/group") > > + ;; allow /var/lib/application to be a home directory > + (mkdir-p "/var/lib") > + The comment is misleading, I think a better one is: allow home directories to be created under /var/lib.
Also, it's better fit in the 'add-user' procudere, before the run of `useradd' command. And instead of handing this particular case, how about create any parent directory of HOME? like: [...] ;; create the parent directory of HOME. (when home (mkdir-p (dirname home))) ;; Use 'useradd' from the Shadow package. [...]
