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Message #07039
[Bug 1319047] Re: udev rule file naming requirements changed breaking compatibility to Ubuntu 12.04
I cannot reproduce this. On current Utopic (Ubuntu 14.10):
$ ls -l /dev/success
ls: cannot access /dev/success: No such file or directory
$ echo 'KERNEL=="zero", SYMLINK+="success"' | sudo tee /lib/udev/rules.d/graphics-xorg.conf.rules
$ sudo udevadm trigger --verbose --sysname-match=zero/sys/devices/virtual/mem/zero
$ ls -l /dev/success
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Aug 4 16:37 /dev/success -> zero
Are you sure that it's due to the nameing, and not perhaps a bad rule in
your .rules file which breaks the rule? Attaching the new rule and
udevadm test output would be helpful here.
** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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Title:
udev rule file naming requirements changed breaking compatibility to
Ubuntu 12.04
Status in “systemd” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Binary package:
udev:
Installed: 204-5ubuntu20
Candidate: 204-5ubuntu20
Version table:
*** 204-5ubuntu20 0
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Source package:
systemd
Ubuntu release:
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Expected behavior:
All rule files in /etc/udev/rules.d/ having the extension '.rules'
[see udev(7)] should be honored by udevd (as it has been in Ubuntu
12.04 and as it is still by "udevadm test <syspath>").
Actual behavior:
If udev rule file has an additional '.' (dot) in its name (e.g.
"graphics-xorg.conf.rules) it will be silently ignored by udevd. But
such a file will not be ignored by "udevadm test <syspath>", which
even adds to the confusion about why the rule is not working. Also the
man page udev(7) does not mention any additional/new naming
requirements.
How to reproduce:
Create or rename a rule file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ so that its name
contains an additional '.' (dot) (beside the one in '.rules', e.g.
'graphics-xorg.conf.rules') and run "udevadm control --reload". From
now on the udev rules in that file will be ignored silently by udevd
(but not by 'udevadm test <syspath>'!).
How to solve this issue:
(1) Revert to the old behavior and make udevd honor rule file names as in Ubuntu 12.04 (preferred alternative)
__OR__
(2) If this change has been introduced intentionally then
(2a) Announce it (e.g. in a changelog and/or upgrade guide so that users/admins know about it and can rename their rule files not matching the changed needs)
(2b) Change the code of "udevadm test" (and possibly other tools) to behave consistently so that users have a chance to narrow down the naming issue
(2c) Add the changed naming requirement to man page udev(7), info files, tutorials...
Urgency/Importance:
Normal
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