creating_user_with_btrfs_subvolume_home.md

Create home directory as Btrfs subvolume

The Create as Btrfs subvolume option has been added in the "Details" tab when adding or editing a user.

Taking into account that it only will be enabled

• when adding a new user
• when there is present a Btrfs filesystem

it would be nice to test the scenarios described in below comments, all of them from the "Users" tab of yast users module.

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More details:

• https://jira.suse.de/browse/SLE-4193

• yast/yast-users#195

Adding a new user in a system with Btrfs

• using the default behavior (plain directory)

  • Add
  • Fill required data in "User Data" tab
  • Go to "Details" tab
  • Give a valid btrfs /path/to/home/directory path
  • Does not check the Create as Btrfs Subvolume option
  • OK
  • OK
  • Run "btrfs subvolume list -a path" and check that it does not contain the /path/to/home/directory of the created user
    _{NOTE that path could be / or /home or whatever parent directory where the user home was (pretend to be) created}

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• using a btrfs subvolume giving a valid path

  • Add
  • Fill required data in "User Data" tab
  • Go to "Details" tab
  • Give a valid btrfs /path/to/home/directory path
  • Check the Create as Btrfs Subvolume option
  • OK
  • OK
  • Run "btrfs subvolume list -a path" and check that it contains the /path/to/home/directory of the created user
    _{NOTE that path could be / or /home or whatever parent directory where the user home was (pretend to be) created}

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• using a btrfs subvolume giving a not valid path

  • Add
  • Fill required data in "User Data" tab
  • Go to "Details" tab
  • Give a NOT valid btrfs /home/directory/path
  • Check the Create as Btrfs Subvolume option
  • OK
  • Check that the module shows below error
    

Adding a new user in a system W/O Btrfs

• Add
• Fill required data in "User Data" tab
• Go to "Details" tab
• Check that Create as Btrfs Subvolume option is disabled

Editing a user

• Select a user
• Go to "Details" tab
• Check that Create as Btrfs Subvolume option is disabled

Deleting a user

Previously, create a user with a Btrfs subvolume home.

• Select the user
• Delete
• Check the Delete Home Directory option
  
• Yes
• OK
• Run "btrfs subvolume list -a path" and check that it does not contain the path to the home directory of deleted user.
  _{NOTE that path could be / or /home or whatever parent directory where the user home was (pretend to be) created}