[MESOS-2299] default work_dir of /tmp/mesos is problematic

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.20.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Lukas Loesche
• Created: 29/Jan/15 14:03
• Updated: 07/Jun/16 07:51
• Resolved: 07/Jun/16 07:51

Description

Mesos uses a default of /tmp/mesos if work_dir is not defined.

This is bad because /tmp on most distros gets wiped upon boot. Therefor when a slave reboots it Registers as a new slave instead of re-registering. Causing problems with task reconciliation.

A better default following the FHS standard would be /var/tmp/mesos which is the temp that doesn't get wiped at all or in much longer intervals.

Issue Links

• duplicates: MESOS-5064 Remove default value for the agent `work_dir`
• is duplicated by: MESOS-4541 Default work_dir slave to /var/lib/mesos instead of /tmp
• is related to: MESOS-2301 Slave does not cleanly unregister
• is related to: MESOS-1554 Persistent resources support for storage-like services
• relates to: MESOS-2301 Slave does not cleanly unregister
• relates to: MESOS-5064 Remove default value for the agent `work_dir`