tmpfiles: add tmpfiles.d config to purge old dumps

Problem: dump files created for garbage collection may accumulate in $statedir of a system instance. Install a tmpfiles.d config file that removes dumps older than 30 days.
flux-framework · May 2, 2022 · 2011670 · 2011670
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diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 systemdsystemunit_DATA = flux.service
 #endif
 
+tmpfilesdir = $(prefix)/lib/tmpfiles.d
+
+tmpfiles_DATA = flux.conf
+
 dist_fluxrc_SCRIPTS = \
         rc1 \
         rc3
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ noinst_SCRIPTS = \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	gen-cmdhelp.py \
+	flux.conf \
 	$(noinst_SCRIPTS)
 
 completions/flux: $(srcdir)/completions/flux.pre

diff --git a/etc/flux.conf b/etc/flux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See tmpfiles.d(5)
+# remove Flux dump files older than 30 days
+
+e /var/lib/flux/dump - - - 30d