[systemd-devel] Path to a mount point that begins with <dot> causes problems

[Dave Reisner]

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 02:14:14PM +0200, Peter Lindgren wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using systemd-44 and experiencing some problems with my mount unit.
> 
> I have an /etc/systemd/system/.aufs-normal.mount file
> -----
> [Unit]
> Description=normal mount
> 
> [Mount]
> What=/dev/mmcblk0p5
> Where=/.aufs/normal
> Type=ext2
> -----
> 
> I am able to run 'systemctl start .aufs-normal.mount' and 'systemctl stop
> .aufs-normal.mount' to mount/unmount /dev/mmcblk0p5 correctly.
> 
> I then have created an /etc/systemd/system/dummy.service file
> ------
> [Unit]
> Description=Dummy service
> Requires=.aufs-normal.mount
> After=.aufs-normal.mount
> 
> [Service]
> ExecStart=/bin/dummy
> Type=oneshot
> RemainAfterExit=yes
> -----
> 
> When I then run 'systemctl start dummy.service' systemd refuse to mount my
> .aufs/normal directory.
> 
> If I rename the '.aufs' directory to 'aufs' in the example above it works fine.
> I have tried to escape the <dot> without any success.
> 
> Any ideas what's causing this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 

This is present in 184 as well since fstab is just a source for more
units. Best I can tell, unit files with a leading '.' are simply
ignored.

d