Environment
Open Enterprise Server 2018 (OES 2018) Linux
Open Enterprise Server 2018SP1 (OES 2018SP1) Linux
Situation
When performing Online Update during installation of OES 2018 from DVD, duplication of /etc and /root directory may appear upon server reboot, for example:
-/etc/etc
-/root/root
The issue does not occur when performing the Online Update after installation of OES 2018.
Resolution
The duplicate folders can be removed if there are no modifications done to those folders after installation or upgrade of OES. Retaining the duplicate folders does not harm the system.
Cause
Installation of OES 2018 and OES 2018 SP1 creates a duplicate folder of /etc and /root such as /etc/etc and /root/root during the registration process.
Status
Reported to EngineeringAdditional Information
The content of /etc/etc do not really match the /etc.
Following list of the files included.
/etc/etc # ll
total 1576
-rw------- 1 root root 0 Nov 17 2017 .pwd.lock
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 52 Jun 19 22:18 10-disable-cjk-bitmap-fonts.conf -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/10-disable-cjk-bitmap-fonts.conf
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 ConsoleKit
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jun 19 22:21 HOSTNAME -> /etc/hostname
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 215 Nov 17 2017 SuSE-release
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 X11
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 YaST2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jun 19 22:18 adddir -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/adddir
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 Nov 17 2017 adjtime
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 apparmor -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/apparmor
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 autoinstall -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/autoinstall
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9159 Mar 8 2017 bash.bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 bash_completion.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2389 Jun 29 2017 bind.keys
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 415 Jun 6 2017 bindresvport.blacklist
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 binfmt.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/binfmt.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jun 19 22:18 blkid.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/blkid.conf
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 ca-certificates
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 cron.daily
-rw------- 1 root root 6 Aug 21 2015 cron.deny
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 cron.hourly -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/cron.hourly
-rw------- 1 root root 255 Aug 21 2015 crontab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4587 Mar 8 2017 csh.cshrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7126 Mar 8 2017 csh.login
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Jun 19 22:18 cups -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/cups
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 dbus-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 default
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 depmod.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/depmod.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 97 May 23 2017 environment
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 fcoe
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 filesystems -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/filesystems
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 fonts -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/fonts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 fstab -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/fstab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2584 Jun 6 2017 gai.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 346 Mar 24 2017 gemrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 467 Nov 17 2017 group
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 gtk-2.0 -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/gtk-2.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 gtk-3.0 -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/gtk-3.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26 Nov 17 2017 host.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21 Jun 19 22:29 hostname
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 693 Jun 19 22:29 hosts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 693 Jun 19 22:29 hosts.YaST2save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Sep 11 2014 hushlogins
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14 Jun 19 22:17 ibft_devices
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 icewm -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/icewm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 144 May 17 2017 idmapd.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1806 Jun 29 2017 idn.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 207 Jun 29 2017 idnalias.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 init.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 inittab -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/inittab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14863 Mar 8 2017 inputrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Jun 19 22:18 insserv.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/insserv.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 923 Jun 19 22:18 install.inf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 202 Jun 19 22:18 instsys.parts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 iproute2 -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/iproute2
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 iscsi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jun 19 22:18 iscsid.conf -> iscsi/iscsid.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Nov 17 2017 issue
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 78 Nov 17 2017 issue.net
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 joe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93821 Jun 19 22:18 kernellog
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 771 Oct 4 2017 krb5.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108 Jun 19 22:18 lastlog
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49400 Jun 19 22:18 ld.so.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17858 Nov 17 2017 ld.so.cache.initrd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 206 Jun 6 2017 ld.so.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Jun 19 22:18 ld.so.conf.d -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/ld.so.conf.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 lesskey -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/lesskey
-rw-r----- 1 root root 191 Sep 21 2014 libaudit.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 libnl
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 linuxrc.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jun 19 22:19 localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8842 May 29 2017 login.defs
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 logrotate.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 19 22:18 lvm -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/lvm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 113 Dec 19 2014 magic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 102925 Sep 11 2014 mime.types
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 mke2fs.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/mke2fs.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 modprobe.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jun 19 22:18 modules-load.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/modules-load.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 Nov 17 2017 motd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jun 19 22:17 mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 named.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 767 May 9 2017 netconfig
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 netconfig.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 796 Mar 13 2017 netgroup
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67 Nov 17 2017 novell-release
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Jun 19 22:18 nscd.conf -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/nscd.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1192 Jun 6 2017 nsswitch.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Jun 19 22:18 nsswitch.conf.nam -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/nsswitch.conf.nam
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 omc
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 openldap
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 19 22:18 opt -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/opt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160 Nov 17 2017 os-release
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 pam.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1015 Nov 17 2017 passwd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Jun 19 22:18 permissions.d -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/permissions.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jun 19 22:18 pkcs11 -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/pkcs11
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 pki
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 plymouth
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 polkit-1 -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/polkit-1
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 ppp
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 products.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9168 Mar 8 2017 profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23259 Mar 13 2017 protocols
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 pulse -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/pulse
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 pythonstart -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/pythonstart
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 19 22:18 raw -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/raw
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Jun 19 22:18 rc.d -> init.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2700 Sep 11 2014 rc.splash
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11779 Sep 11 2014 rc.status
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Jun 19 22:18 request-key.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/request-key.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Jun 19 22:18 request-key.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/request-key.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 861 Jun 19 22:29 resolv.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1634 Jun 6 2017 rpc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 rpm
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 rpmrc -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/rpmrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Jun 19 22:18 rsyslog.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/rsyslog.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 rsyslog.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 sasl2 -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/sasl2
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 sbl
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 807 Nov 12 2015 sbl.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 screenrc -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/screenrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 161 May 23 2017 securetty
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 security
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 selinux
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 857985 Mar 13 2017 services
-rw-r----- 1 root root 377 Nov 17 2017 shadow
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 268 Sep 11 2014 shells
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 skel
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 slp.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/slp.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 slp.reg -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/slp.reg
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 slp.reg.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 slp.spi -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/slp.spi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 snapper -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/snapper
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 ssh
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 ssl
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Jun 19 22:18 suse-post-user.conf -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/suse-post-user.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 456 Nov 2 2017 suseRegister.conf
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 sysconfig
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Jun 19 22:18 sysctl.conf -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/sysctl.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 19 22:18 sysctl.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/sysctl.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36 Jun 19 22:17 syslog.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jun 19 22:18 systemd -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/systemd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 19 22:18 termcap -> /usr/share/misc/termcap
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Jun 19 22:18 tmpfiles.d -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/tmpfiles.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 258 Sep 11 2014 ttytype
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 udev
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Jun 19 22:18 vimrc -> /mounts/mp_0000/etc/vimrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jun 19 22:18 vnc -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/vnc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4583 Mar 9 2017 wgetrc
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 wicked
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 wpa_supplicant
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 654 Sep 21 2014 xattr.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 xdg
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 xinetd.d
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Jun 19 22:18 xorg.conf.template -> /mounts/mp_0001/etc/xorg.conf.template
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36 Jun 19 22:19 yast.inf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 779 Jun 19 22:17 yp.conf
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Nov 17 2017 zypp
mercurio:~/root # ll
total 236
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 .dbus
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:21 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:18 .kbd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1274 Nov 17 2017 .profile
-rw------- 1 root root 217526 Jun 19 22:33 .suse_register.log
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 22:31 .xauth