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diff --git a/docs/PORTABLE_SERVICES.md b/docs/PORTABLE_SERVICES.md index 2dbeeee760..5b6c085af0 100644 --- a/docs/PORTABLE_SERVICES.md +++ b/docs/PORTABLE_SERVICES.md @@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ If you have portable service image, maybe in a raw disk image called This command does the following: -1. It dissects the image, checks and validates the `/etc/os-release` data of - the image, and looks for all included unit files. +1. It dissects the image, checks and validates the `/etc/os-release` + (or `/usr/lib/os-release`, see below) data of the image, and looks for + all included unit files. 2. It copies out all unit files with a suffix of `.service`, `.socket`, `.target`, `.timer` and `.path`. whose name begins with the image's name @@ -170,8 +171,11 @@ requirements are made for an image that can be attached/detached with image. (The implementation will check a couple of other paths too, but it's recommended to use these two paths.) -4. The image must contain an os-release file, either in /etc/os-release or - /usr/lib/os-release. The file should follow the standard format. +4. The image must contain an os-release file, either in `/etc/os-release` or + `/usr/lib/os-release`. The file should follow the standard format. + +5. The image must contain the files `/etc/resolv.conf` and `/etc/machine-id` + (empty files are ok), they will be bind mounted from the host at runtime. Note that generally images created by tools such as `debootstrap`, `dnf --installroot=` or `mkosi` qualify for all of the above in one way or |