From: jloeser <jloeser@xxxxxxx> If a logfile is passed to dracut via --logfile option and doesn't exist, dracut doesn't create it and logs nothing. Instead, dracut should try to touch the file and print a warning if creating fails. References: bnc#892191 Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@xxxxxxx> --- dracut.sh | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh index cda7955..79f36b6 100755 --- a/dracut.sh +++ b/dracut.sh @@ -816,6 +816,16 @@ stdloglvl=$((stdloglvl + verbosity_mod_l)) # eliminate IFS hackery when messing with fw_dir fw_dir=${fw_dir//:/ } +# check for logfile and try to create one if it doesn't exist +if [[ -n "$logfile" ]];then + if [[ ! -f "$logfile" ]];then + touch "$logfile" + if [ ! $? -eq 0 ] ;then + printf "%s\n" "dracut: touch $logfile failed." >&2 + fi + fi +fi + # handle compression options. [[ $compress ]] || compress="gzip" case $compress in -- 1.8.5.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe initramfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html