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Persistent root dotfiles

Introduction

Placing these SMF manifests in /opt/custom/smf will symlink root's .bash_history, .bashrc, and .inputrc files to their analogs in /opt/custom/ on boot, allowing for a persistent, custom dotfiles for the root user.

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Manifests

root_bash_history.xml

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
<service_bundle type='manifest' name='export'>
  <service name='site/bash_history' type='service' version='0'>
    <create_default_instance enabled='true'/>
    <single_instance/>
    <dependency name='network' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/network:default'/>
    </dependency>
    <dependency name='filesystem' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local'/>
    </dependency>
    <method_context/>
    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='ln -nsf /opt/custom/.bash_history /root/.bash_history' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec=':kill' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
      <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
      <propval name='ignore_error' type='astring' value='core,signal'/>
    </property_group>
    <property_group name='application' type='application'/>
    <stability value='Evolving'/>
    <template>
      <common_name>
        <loctext xml:lang='C'>Link root .bash_history to /opt/custom/.bash_history</loctext>
      </common_name>
    </template>
  </service>
</service_bundle>

root_bashrc.xml

    <?xml version='1.0'?>
    <!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
    <service_bundle type='manifest' name='export'>
      <service name='site/bashrc_link' type='service' version='0'>
        <create_default_instance enabled='true'/>
        <single_instance/>
        <dependency name='network' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
          <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/network:default'/>
        </dependency>
        <dependency name='filesystem' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
          <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local'/>
        </dependency>
        <method_context/>
        <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='ln -nsf /opt/custom/.bashrc /root/.bashrc' timeout_seconds='60'/>
        <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec=':kill' timeout_seconds='60'/>
        <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
          <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
          <propval name='ignore_error' type='astring' value='core,signal'/>
        </property_group>
        <property_group name='application' type='application'/>
        <stability value='Evolving'/>
        <template>
          <common_name>
            <loctext xml:lang='C'>Link root .bashrc to /opt/custom/.bashrc</loctext>
          </common_name>
        </template>
      </service>
    </service_bundle>

root_inputrc.xml

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
<service_bundle type='manifest' name='export'>
  <service name='site/inputrc_link' type='service' version='0'>
    <create_default_instance enabled='true'/>
    <single_instance/>
    <dependency name='network' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/network:default'/>
    </dependency>
    <dependency name='filesystem' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local'/>
    </dependency>
    <method_context/>
    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='ln -nsf /opt/custom/.inputrc /root/.inputrc' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec=':kill' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
      <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='transient'/>
      <propval name='ignore_error' type='astring' value='core,signal'/>
    </property_group>
    <property_group name='application' type='application'/>
    <stability value='Evolving'/>
    <template>
      <common_name>
        <loctext xml:lang='C'>Link root .inputrc to /opt/custom/.inputrc</loctext>
      </common_name>
    </template>
  </service>
</service_bundle>