Don't use the state directory as the home directory. (fixes #464) - #976
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…s. (fixes #464) This prevents the error "Failed to set up special execution directory in /var/lib: No such file or directory".
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Lintian complained but it seems its complaint should be disregarded (since Debian Bookworm at least, prior to that we maybe need The first Ubuntu version whose man page for |
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August 26, 2026 11:13
It just sees that, irrespective of script logic, there is an "illegal" invocation of adduser without --home. So instead always specify the home directory explicitly using the modern default value.
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A passing packaging workflow run can be seen here: https://github.com/NLnetLabs/cascade/actions/runs/32963602004 |
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This prevents the error "Failed to set up special execution directory in /var/lib: No such file or directory", reported in #464.
Tested by manually packaging in an Ubuntu Noble VM and installing the package with
aptand seeing that the systemd service is able to start without any problems and interact with thecascadeCLI command.The packaging workflow doesn't yet succeed, I'll mark this PR as ready to review when it does.