Arch Linux

Description:

libvirt upgrade removes default network, and deletes `/var/lib/libvirt/images` which contains user data.

I tried to start a virtual machine using virt-manager (which makes calls into libvirt) and got an error that the image data was no longer available.

I found the following in pacman.log


[2017-03-05 13:43] [ALPM] error: cannot remove /var/lib/libvirt/images/ (Not a directory)
[2017-03-05 13:43] [ALPM] warning: /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml installed as /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml.pacnew
[2017-03-05 13:43] [ALPM] upgraded libvirt (3.0.0-1 -> 3.1.0-1)
[2017-03-05 13:43] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> You may need to run 'rm -rf ~/.libvirt'

The `cannot remove /var/lib/libvirt/images/` is from my system using a symlink (as I store my machine images on another drive / path). This meant I did not actually lose any data, however its quite concerning that an upgrade is deleting directories that hold user data. It could be a case that a backup is made first, but that still poses a problem (in case someone uses a link or a different location).


Additional info:
* libvirt upgrade from 3.0.0-1 -> 3.1.0-1
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:

Upgrade libvirt from 3.0.0-1 -> 3.1.0-1.