Resolves: RHEL-114935 - Image mode: The dir /var/lib and /var/log

is not created when updating system in image mode

nginx.spec

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 Name:              nginx
 Epoch:             2
 Version:           1.20.1
-Release:           24%{?dist}
+Release:           25%{?dist}
 
 Summary:           A high performance web server and reverse proxy server
 # BSD License (two clause)
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Source14:          nginx-upgrade.8
 Source15:          macros.nginxmods.in
 Source16:          nginxmods.attr
 Source17:          nginx.sysusers
+Source18:          nginx.tmpfiles
 Source102:         nginx-logo.png
 Source103:         404.html
 Source104:         50x.html
@@ -483,6 +484,10 @@ install -Dpm0644 -t %{buildroot}%{_fileattrsdir} %{SOURCE16}
 # install sysusers file
 install -p -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE17} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/nginx.conf
 
+# tmpfiles.d configuration
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_tmpfilesdir}
+install -m 644 -p %{SOURCE18} %{buildroot}%{_tmpfilesdir}/nginx.conf
+
 %pre filesystem
 %sysusers_create_compat %{SOURCE17}
 
@@ -570,6 +575,7 @@ fi
 %attr(770,%{nginx_user},root) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/nginx
 %attr(770,%{nginx_user},root) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/nginx/tmp
 %attr(711,root,root) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/nginx
+%{_tmpfilesdir}/nginx.conf
 %ghost %attr(640,%{nginx_user},root) %{_localstatedir}/log/nginx/access.log
 %ghost %attr(640,%{nginx_user},root) %{_localstatedir}/log/nginx/error.log
 %dir %{nginx_moduledir}
@@ -623,6 +629,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 19 2025 Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 2:1.20.1-25
+- Resolves: RHEL-114935 - Image mode: The dir /var/lib and /var/log
+  is not created when updating system in image mode
+
 * Wed May 14 2025 Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 2:1.20.1-24
 - Resolves: RHEL-84477 - nginx: specially crafted MP4 file may cause
   denial of service (CVE-2024-7347)

nginx.tmpfiles

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+d /var/lib/nginx     770 nginx root -
+d /var/lib/nginx/tmp 770 nginx root -
+d /var/log/nginx     711 root  root -
+