[Bug 1033681] [NEW] pkgsel calls update-initramfs without proper chroot

[Brandon Gilmore]

Public bug reported:

Affects: pkgsel-0.35ubuntu2
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04

pkgsel's postinst attempts to invoke update-initramfs inside a /target
chroot during the system install process. That chroot gets bind mounts
for /dev, /sys, and /proc, but it is notably missing a bind mount for
/run. Some of the initramfs-tools update hooks depend on the presence of
a proper /run filesystem and break badly when it is missing. In our
configuration, the cryptsetup hook fails to scan for encrypted volumes
which renders the initrd unable to boot hosts with an encrypted root
filesystem.

pkgsel should probably be using in-target for this step in lieu of doing
its own chroot logic.

** Affects: pkgsel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  pkgsel calls update-initramfs without proper chroot

Status in “pkgsel” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Affects: pkgsel-0.35ubuntu2
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  pkgsel's postinst attempts to invoke update-initramfs inside a /target
  chroot during the system install process. That chroot gets bind mounts
  for /dev, /sys, and /proc, but it is notably missing a bind mount for
  /run. Some of the initramfs-tools update hooks depend on the presence
  of a proper /run filesystem and break badly when it is missing. In our
  configuration, the cryptsetup hook fails to scan for encrypted volumes
  which renders the initrd unable to boot hosts with an encrypted root
  filesystem.

  pkgsel should probably be using in-target for this step in lieu of
  doing its own chroot logic.

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