[Bug 782646] Re: ureadahead creates unwanted pack files (tmpfs, encrypted partitions)

[Steve Langasek]

** Changed in: ureadahead (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ureadahead (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  ureadahead creates unwanted pack files (tmpfs, encrypted partitions)

Status in “ureadahead” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ureadahead

  On my system, ureadahead created pack files for
  - /var/* (I use tmpfs for /var/lock, /var/run and /var/tmp)
  - /home (Which is especially bad, since my /home is encrypted and thus security is compromised)

  Of course, most file names stored in home.pack are pretty predictable,
  so attackers don't gain much by knowing home.pack. Still, I'd prefer
  if this file was not present..

  Please
  - Extend ureadahead with the ability to ignore certain directories (sth. similar to /etc/updatedb.conf?)
  - Ignore dm-crypt'ed partitions by default

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: ureadahead 0.100.0-11
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat May 14 15:04:45 2011
  SourcePackage: ureadahead
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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