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[Francesco Banconi <frankban@xxxxxxxxx>]

Francesco Banconi has proposed merging lp:~frankban/launchpad/setuplxc-944386 into lp:launchpad.

Requested reviews:
  Launchpad Yellow Squad (yellow)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~frankban/launchpad/setuplxc-944386/+merge/97171

== Changes ==

setuplxc: Added workaround to disable hardlink protection (see bug 944386).

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https://code.launchpad.net/~frankban/launchpad/setuplxc-944386/+merge/97171
Your team Launchpad Yellow Squad is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~frankban/launchpad/setuplxc-944386 into lp:launchpad.

=== modified file 'utilities/setuplxc.py'
--- utilities/setuplxc.py	2012-03-12 21:25:46 +0000
+++ utilities/setuplxc.py	2012-03-13 10:03:20 +0000
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@
         sudoers.write(' /usr/local/bin/launchpad-lxc-test\n')
         # The sudoers must have this mode or it will be ignored.
         os.chmod(sudoers_file, 0440)
+    # XXX 2012-03-13 frankban bug=944386:
+    #     Disable hardlink restriction. This workaround needs
+    #     to be removed once the kernel bug is resolved.
+    procfile = '/proc/sys/kernel/yama/protected_nonaccess_hardlinks'
+    with open(procfile, 'w') as f:
+        f.write('0\n')
 
 
 def create_lxc(user, lxcname, ssh_key_path):