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From 5a94946cdf38d3574bd32cd3151b32003df60e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Rahul Sundaram <metherid@gmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 01:42:59 -0400
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Subject: [PATCH] note on relative symlink in os-release
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---
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man/os-release.xml | 12 ++++++++----
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1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml
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index 4e02f800b6..b298304943 100644
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--- a/man/os-release.xml
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+++ b/man/os-release.xml
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@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@
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files at the same
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time. <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> is the
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recommended place to store OS release information as
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- part of vendor trees. Frequently,
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- <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> is simply a
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- symlink to <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>,
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+ part of vendor trees.
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+ <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> should be a
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+ relative symlink to
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+ <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>,
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to provide compatibility with applications only
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- looking at <filename>/etc</filename>.</para>
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+ looking at <filename>/etc</filename>. A relative
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+ symlink instead of an absolute symlink is
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+ necessary to avoid breaking the link in a chroot or
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+ initrd environment such as dracut.</para>
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<para><filename>os-release</filename> contains data
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that is defined by the operating system vendor and
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