[Voyage-linux] How does aufs get told to handle /var/log ?

[Punky Tse]

Hi,

You can read /etc/init.d/voyage-sync.  Just put /var/www to the 
SYNC_DIRS could solve your problem.

You can also refer to Mathias's syncro
    http://user.enterpriselab.ch/~zdweber/syncro.html

Regards,
Punky

Russell Lang wrote:
> I'm just started using voyage-lenny.
>
> I'm trying to understand how aufs is configured.  
> Where is the command to create /var/log with aufs?
>
> My understanding so far (correct me if I'm wrong):
> There are an initial set of files for /var/log on the CF card.
> When one of these files is changed, the CF read-only version is copied to RAM 
> and thereafter you see the read-write RAM version (on the upper branch).
> When you shutdown, the read-write RAM version is discarded, unless you do 
> the following:  auplink /var/log cpup
>
> How does /lib/init/rw get used?
>
> I'm using lighttpd.  What I would like to do is make branch on /var/www so there 
> are an initial set of files already there, but I can write additional files after the 
> system is booted.  Some files need to already exist on the CF because you need 
> to specify ownership and permissions (e.g. errors.log).  Other files can be 
> created after lighthttpd has started (e.g. access.log).  
>
> Another variation would be to make a user home directory into a union fs when 
> they log in, then write the changed files back to CF when they log out.
>
>
> Russell Lang                   gsview at ghostgum.com.au
> Ghostgum Software Pty Ltd      http://www.ghostgum.com.au/
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