On Mon, 03 Jan 2011, Adam Hamsik wrote: > >>> Log Message: > >>> Add /var/lock directory to base set it's used by LVM and other tools. > >>> Change group owner to operator to enable LVM locking for him. > >> > >> Why is /var/run not the right place for your needs? > > > > Also, where was this discussed? If it was discussed, please > > update hier(7) according to the outcome of the discussion. > > It wasn't discussed, but there were couple of changes to dm driver > not done by me which weren't discussed either. Main reason for them > was to allow operator to see lvm devices status this was last change > needed. I can change it to /var/run would be /var/run/locks/ better > place for it ?
If the locks do not need to persist across reboot, then somewhere under /var/run would probably be appropriate. If they are specific to lvm, then /var/run/lvm would probably be appropriate. Anything else (such as /var/lock or /var/run/lock) probably needs more discussion. --apb (Alan Barrett)