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| -rw-r--r-- | man/os-release.xml | 12 |
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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 4e02f800b6..b298304943 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -90,11 +90,15 @@ files at the same time. <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> is the recommended place to store OS release information as - part of vendor trees. Frequently, - <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> is simply a - symlink to <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>, + part of vendor trees. + <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> should be a + relative symlink to + <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>, to provide compatibility with applications only - looking at <filename>/etc</filename>.</para> + looking at <filename>/etc</filename>. A relative + symlink instead of an absolute symlink is + necessary to avoid breaking the link in a chroot or + initrd environment such as dracut.</para> <para><filename>os-release</filename> contains data that is defined by the operating system vendor and |