Snaps of type os should not squash with -all-root
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #391 in commit 8887fe616 so os-type snaps skip -all-root during squashfs packaging, preserving user permissions.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #391 was merged as commit 8887fe616, incorporating implementation commit 13a0d1cda. The change prevents mksquashfs from applying -all-root to os-type snaps.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
When creating os snaps we want to preserve user permissions.
LP: #1557513
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov sergio.schvezov@ubuntu.com
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #391 in commit 8887fe616 so os-type snaps skip -all-root during squashfs packaging, preserving user permissions. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #391 in commit 8887fe616: OS-type snaps now skip -all-root when building squashfs, preserving user permissions. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged into master. Prevents OS-type snaps from using the -all-root squash option to preserve user permissions, resolving LP #1557513. Approved by kyrofa and integrated following successful coverage checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged into ubuntu-core:master. Prevents OS-type snaps from squashing with -all-root to preserve user permissions, resolving LP #1557513. Approved by kyrofa. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1557513 please add option to override -all-root in "snapcraft snap" | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Resolved by canonical/snapcraft#391 (commit 8887fe616, 'Snaps of type os should not squash with -all-root'): snaps of type 'os' now omit mksquashfs -all-root, preserving system-user ownership for livecd rootfs builds. | |
| #2090 internal: skip -all-root for base snaps | snapcraft | merged | Merged #2090 as commit 7f8ebc425, omitting -all-root for base snaps to preserve file ownership and prevent core18 files such as etc/shadow from becoming root:root. |