I have an issue where `apk` can't see a local repository. I have an
unprivileged user who created some packages, created an APKINDEX file and
signed the index. That user's public key is installed in `/etc/apk/keys`.
The unprivileged user and root both belong to the `abuild` group. As best I
can tell, the permissions on the repository, index, and package files look
correct. But when I do `apk update` I get a message that the
repository `/var/lib/packages` can't be found. Any ideas?
main0:~# ls -l /etc/apk/keys/bob*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 800 Mar 14 15:44
/etc/apk/keys/bob-67d48136.rsa.pub
main0:~# ls -l /home/bob/.abuild/
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob wheel 80 Mar 14 16:19 abuild.conf
-rw------- 1 bob wheel 3272 Mar 14 15:19 bob-67d48136.rsa
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob wheel 800 Mar 14 15:19
bob-67d48136.rsa.pub
main0:~# id root
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
groups=0(root),0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel),11(floppy),20(dialout),26(tape),27(video),300(abuild)
main0:~# id bob
uid=1000(bob) gid=300(abuild) groups=300(abuild),10(wheel)
main0:~# ls -ld /var
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Mar 9 13:15 */var*
main0:~# ls -ld /var/lib
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Mar 14 16:15 */var/lib*
main0:~# ls -ld /var/lib/packages
drwxrwxr-x 2 root abuild 4096 Mar 14 16:21 */var/lib/packages*
main0:~# ls -l /var/lib/packages/
total 532
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 1786 Mar 14 16:21 APKINDEX.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 314101 Mar 14 15:27
micropython-1.24.1-r1.apk
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 157669 Mar 14 15:27
micropython-cross-1.24.1-r1.apk
-rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 63295 Mar 14 15:27
micropython-doc-1.24.1-r1.apk
main0:~# cat /etc/apk/repositories
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/mainhttp://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/community
/var/lib/packages
main0:~# id -un
root
main0:~# apk update -v
fetch http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/main/armv7/APKINDEX.tar.gz
fetch
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/community/armv7/APKINDEX.tar.gz
WARNING: opening /var/lib/packages: No such file or directory
v3.21.3-159-gdab69828342 [http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/main]
v3.21.3-161-gf15e577c644 [
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.21/community]
OK: 23811 distinct packages available
On Fri Mar 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM CET, Jim Pryor wrote:
> I have an issue where `apk` can't see a local repository. I have an> unprivileged user who created some packages, created an APKINDEX file and> signed the index. That user's public key is installed in `/etc/apk/keys`.> The unprivileged user and root both belong to the `abuild` group. As best I> can tell, the permissions on the repository, index, and package files look> correct. But when I do `apk update` I get a message that the> repository `/var/lib/packages` can't be found. Any ideas?>>> main0:~# ls -l /var/lib/packages/>> total 532>> -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 1786 Mar 14 16:21 APKINDEX.tar.gz>> -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 314101 Mar 14 15:27> micropython-1.24.1-r1.apk>> -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 157669 Mar 14 15:27> micropython-cross-1.24.1-r1.apk>> -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 63295 Mar 14 15:27> micropython-doc-1.24.1-r1.apk>
The path of the repository contains the arch. So you need to place the
files in /var/lib/packages/armv7.
I tried that (experimentally) and then `apk update -v` just ignored the
directory (but no longer any warning).
On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 5:01 PM Sertonix <sertonix@posteo.net> wrote:
> On Fri Mar 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM CET, Jim Pryor wrote:> > I have an issue where `apk` can't see a local repository. I have an> > unprivileged user who created some packages, created an APKINDEX file and> > signed the index. That user's public key is installed in `/etc/apk/keys`.> > The unprivileged user and root both belong to the `abuild` group. As> best I> > can tell, the permissions on the repository, index, and package files> look> > correct. But when I do `apk update` I get a message that the> > repository `/var/lib/packages` can't be found. Any ideas?> >> >> > main0:~# ls -l /var/lib/packages/> >> > total 532> >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 1786 Mar 14 16:21 APKINDEX.tar.gz> >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 314101 Mar 14 15:27> > micropython-1.24.1-r1.apk> >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 157669 Mar 14 15:27> > micropython-cross-1.24.1-r1.apk> >> > -rw-r--r-- 1 bob abuild 63295 Mar 14 15:27> > micropython-doc-1.24.1-r1.apk> >>> The path of the repository contains the arch. So you need to place the> files in /var/lib/packages/armv7.>