Description The Directory Update Module installs a user defined file tree structure (files and subfolders) into a given destination directory on the device. Before deploying to the destination folder on the device, the Update Module will take a backup copy of the current contents. This allows to re…

Fork and make your own version of the directory Update Module, and implement the ArtifactReboot state, where you should print Automatic and exit 0. This will reboot every time the Update Module installs anything. You can also add more advanced logic and consider printing No in some cases, if you wa…

@drewmoseley thanks for that. Is it possible to update multiple folders at different locations in the target device? Thanks.

Not with this update module. You can do that with a custom module.

Are you looking for something like this ?

Hi, I was wondering if there is any way to update the directory without deleting unwanted items. For instance I am updating a directory that contains all the executables along with the user data. I want to update the exes but I dont want any user data to be removed. I created a mender artifact with …

Hi @drewmoseley . I tried Mender Directory Overlay module. My Mender Client version is 2.2 and mender-artifact I am using is 3.1.1. When trying to deploy the artifact I am getting this error " Artifact Payload type ‘dir-overlay’ is not supported by this Mender Client" According the the example prov…

It sounds like you don’t have the update module itself installed on the client. To do that manually, run the following: mkdir -p /usr/share/mender/modules/v3 && wget -P /usr/share/mender/modules/v3 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mendersoftware/mender-update-modules/master/dir-overlay/module/dir…

Hello, Can I use the same directory update module to create new directories in persistent data section(/data)?

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