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diff --git a/doc/develop/py_testing.rst b/doc/develop/py_testing.rst index 40a85380343..502053f09fc 100644 --- a/doc/develop/py_testing.rst +++ b/doc/develop/py_testing.rst @@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ will be required. The following is an incomplete list: * dfu-util * dtc * openssl -* sudo OR guestmount * e2fsprogs * util-linux * coreutils * dosfstools * efitools -* guestfs-tools * mount * mtools * sbsigntool @@ -64,23 +62,12 @@ The test script supports either: physical board, attach to the board's console stream, and reset the board. Further details are described later. -The usage of command 'sudo' should be avoided in tests. To create disk images -use command virt-make-fs which is provided by package guestfs-tools. This -command creates a virtual machine with QEMU in which the disk image is -generated. - -Command virt-make-fs needs read access to the current kernel. On Ubuntu only -root has this privilege. You can add a script /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/vmlinuz -with the following content to overcome the problem: - -.. code-block:: bash - - #!/bin/sh - echo "chmod a+r vmlinuz-*" - chmod a+r /boot/vmlinuz-* - -The script should be chmod 755. It will be invoked whenever the initial RAM file -system is updated. +The usage of the command 'sudo' is not allowed in tests. Using elevated +priviledges can lead to security concerns. Furthermore not all users may have +administrator rights. Therefore the command 'sudo' must not be used in tests. +To create disk images we have helper functions located in +`test/py/tests/fs_helper.py` which shall be used in any tests that require +creating disk images. Using `virtualenv` to provide requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |