tmpfiles: create parent directories if they are missing for more line types

Currently, we create leading directories implicitly for all lines that
create directory or directory-like nodes.

With this, we also do the same for a number of other lines: f/F, C, p,
L, c/b (that is regular files, pipes, symlinks, device nodes as well as
file trees we copy).

The leading directories are created with te default access mode of 0755.
If something else is desired, users should simply declare appropriate
"d" lines.

Fixes: #7853

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index 861c6eb1eb..30aa886388 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -484,6 +484,13 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
       The second line in contrast to the first one would break a
       running system, and will only be executed with
       <option>--boot</option>.</para>
+
+      <para>Note that for all line types that result in creation of any kind of file node
+      (i.e. <varname>f</varname>/<varname>F</varname>,
+      <varname>d</varname>/<varname>D</varname>/<varname>v</varname>/<varname>q</varname>/<varname>Q</varname>,
+      <varname>p</varname>, <varname>L</varname>, <varname>c</varname>/<varname>b</varname> and <varname>C</varname>)
+      leading directories are implicitly created if needed, owned by root with an access mode of 0755. In order to
+      create them with different modes or ownership make sure to add appropriate <varname>d</varname> lines.</para>
     </refsect2>
 
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