systemd-confext status to show if mutable
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Dear systemd community, this is a feature request to extend the output of command systemd-confext status to show if the /etc where confext is merge is mutable or not
# systemd-confext
HIERARCHY EXTENSIONS SINCE
/etc munge Sat 2026-09-12 10:11:12 UTC
nginx_confext
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# systemd-confext
HIERARCHY MUTABLE EXTENSIONS SINCE
/etc yes munge Sat 2026-09-12 10:11:12 UTC
nginx_confext
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The systemd version you checked that didn't have the feature you are asking for
systemctl --version systemd 258 (258.10-1.fc43) +PAM +AUDIT +SELINUX -APPARMOR +IMA +IPE +SMACK +SECCOMP -GCRYPT +GNUTLS +OPENSSL +ACL +BLKID +CURL +ELFUTILS +FIDO2 +IDN2 -IDN -IPTC +KMOD +LIBCRYPTSETUP +LIBCRYPTSETUP_PLUGINS +LIBFDISK +PCRE2 +PWQUALITY +P11KIT +QRENCODE +TPM2 +BZIP2 +LZ4 +XZ +ZLIB +ZSTD +BPF_FRAMEWORK +BTF +XKBCOMMON +UTMP +SYSVINIT +LIBARCHIVE
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Research direction
Start at the systemd-confext status command entry point and trace how the hierarchy and extension columns are assembled. Determine how the merged /etc mutability is represented, then update the status output and relevant coverage so it reports a MUTABLE value while preserving the existing extensions and timestamps.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Active
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- Mostly clear
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- 55/100