As suggested in PR #3667.
This PR simply ensures that --template= can be used as alternative to
--directory= when --ephemeral is used, following the logic that for ephemeral
options the source directory is actually a template.
This does not deprecate usage of --directory= with --ephemeral, as I am not
convinced the old logic wouldn't make sense.
Fixes: #3667
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (arg_ephemeral && arg_template && !arg_directory) {
+ /* User asked for ephemeral execution but specified --template= instead of --directory=. Semantically
+ * such an invocation makes some sense, see https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/3667. Let's
+ * accept this here, and silently make "--ephemeral --template=" equivalent to "--ephemeral
+ * --directory=". */
+
+ arg_directory = arg_template;
+ arg_template = NULL;
+ }
+
if (arg_template && !(arg_directory || arg_machine)) {
log_error("--template= needs --directory= or --machine=.");
return -EINVAL;