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Re: inconsistency in the symlinks under /etc/systemd



On Apr 10, 2024, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On one machine, I have
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 2023-10-07 13:43:24 /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/dm-event.socket -> /lib/systemd/system/dm-event.socket
> 
> and on another one, I have
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2024-01-05 16:54:09 /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/dm-event.socket -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/dm-event.socket
> 
> These symlinks were created at Debian installation time, and in
> both cases, the dmeventd version is 2:1.02.196-1+b1.
> 
> Shouldn't the system ensure that symlinks are consistent on different
> machines (even though the above symlinks are equivalent), for instance
> to ease the comparison of configurations between machines?

I'd hazard it's a consequence of usrmerge being the "default state" in
one installation and not the other.

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