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This script is a workaround to refresh the snaps under a NFS /home directory with root_squash option (the default).
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snap-refresh-home-nfs.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# This script is a workaround to refresh the snaps under a NFS /home directory with root_squash option (the default).
# Note that using no_root_squash is insecure.
# The bug was already filed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1804281
set -ex
BACKUP_DIR=/s # CREATE AND/OR CHANGE THIS.
# Because of NFS issues, sometimes moving fails to erase the source, so it's better to copy and then remove.
cp -r ~/snap "${BACKUP_DIR}/"
rm -rf ~/snap
ln -s "${BACKUP_DIR}/snap" ~/snap
sudo snap refresh
rm ~/snap
mv "${BACKUP_DIR}/snap" ~/
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