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bootupctl receives wrong path when /boot is not a separate partition #1933
Description
bootc output: error: Installing to filesystem: No /boot directory found in root; this is is currently required
Relevant journal:
5838 Jan 19 16:17:23 ibm-p8-kvm-03-guest-02.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Payloads[2641]: INFO:program:Running... bootc install to-filesystem --bootloader=grub --stateroot=test-stateroot --source-imgref=registry:quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc:rawhide --target-imgref=registry:quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc:rawhide /mnt/sysimage
5839 Jan 19 16:17:23 ibm-p8-kvm-03-guest-02.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com bootc[3209]: Starting filesystem installation from registry:quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc:rawhide to /mnt/sysimage
5841 Jan 19 16:17:23 ibm-p8-kvm-03-guest-02.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Payloads[2641]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.payloads.payload.rpm_ostree.installation:bootc output: Installing image: docker://registry:quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc:rawhide
5842 Jan 19 16:17:23 ibm-p8-kvm-03-guest-02.virt.pnr.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com org.fedoraproject.Anaconda.Modules.Payloads[2641]: DEBUG:anaconda.modules.payloads.payload.rpm_ostree.installation:bootc output: error: Installing to filesystem: No /boot directory found in root; this is is currently required
Reproducer KS:
# Test that bootc installation works without a separate /boot partition.
# This test verifies that clearpart, reqpart, and part commands work correctly
# with bootc when no separate /boot partition is specified.
# network
network --bootproto=dhcp
# bootloader
bootloader --timeout=1
# l10n
keyboard us
lang en
timezone America/New_York
# user confguration
rootpw testcase
# Override storage configuration - no separate /boot partition
zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel
reqpart
part / --size=1 --grow
# Setup the bootc image source.
bootc --source-imgref=registry:quay.io/fedora/fedora-bootc:rawhide --stateroot=test-stateroot
I tried in anaconda code to create /boot directory in the root partiiton but it fails still because it expects it to be mount point.
I also tried bind mounting it to itself, to fake a mount point. Failed again.
It seems install_via_bootupd
needs to be extended to support this scenario.
Related downstream bug report: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-141936
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jeckersb commentedon Feb 4, 2026
I mentioned this in the downstream bug, but I would be curious if this fixes the issue:
jeckersb/anaconda@d13c4e3
I don't have an easy way to test out changes to anaconda (maybe bootc-dev/bcvk#202 will change that) so if you are able to try the patch it would be helpful.