OCPBUGS-89330: Fix cache path to avoid /var/cache/dnf conflict

[ericahinkleRH]

Problem

On OpenShift 4.19.32, catalogd pods crash on startup with:

chmod /var/cache/dnf: operation not permitted

This happens because:

1. Default cache directory is /var/cache/
2. RHEL base image contains /var/cache/dnf owned by root
3. Pod runs as non-root (UID 1001)
4. EnsureEmptyDirectory() tries to chmod root-owned directories, which fails

Solution

Change default cache directory from /var/cache/ to /var/cache/catalogd to avoid conflicts with system directories.

Testing

• Build and deploy with new default
• Verify pod starts successfully
• Verify catalog cache operations work correctly

Fixes: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OCPBUGS-89330

[openshift-ci-robot]

@ericahinkleRH: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-89330, which is invalid:

• expected the bug to target the "5.0.0" version, but no target version was set

Comment /jira refresh to re-evaluate validity if changes to the Jira bug are made, or edit the title of this pull request to link to a different bug.

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Details

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Problem

On OpenShift 4.19.32, catalogd pods crash on startup with:

chmod /var/cache/dnf: operation not permitted

This happens because:

1. Default cache directory is /var/cache/
2. RHEL base image contains /var/cache/dnf owned by root
3. Pod runs as non-root (UID 1001)
4. EnsureEmptyDirectory() tries to chmod root-owned directories, which fails

Solution

Change default cache directory from /var/cache/ to /var/cache/catalogd to avoid conflicts with system directories.

Testing

• Build and deploy with new default
• Verify pod starts successfully
• Verify catalog cache operations work correctly

Fixes: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OCPBUGS-89330

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[ericahinkleRH]

/test all

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@ericahinkleRH: No presubmit jobs available for openshift/operator-framework-catalogd@main

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[openshift-ci-robot]

@ericahinkleRH: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-89330, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

3 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (5.0.0) matches configured target version for branch (5.0.0)
• bug is in the state ASSIGNED, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)

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[ericahinkleRH]

Closing this PR - catalogd functionality was merged into operator-controller upstream, so the fix only needs to go there. See upstream PR: operator-framework/operator-controller#2835

[openshift-ci-robot]

@ericahinkleRH: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-89330. The bug has been updated to no longer refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker. All external bug links have been closed. The bug has been moved to the NEW state.

Details

In response to this:

Problem

On OpenShift 4.19.32, catalogd pods crash on startup with:

chmod /var/cache/dnf: operation not permitted

This happens because:

1. Default cache directory is /var/cache/
2. RHEL base image contains /var/cache/dnf owned by root
3. Pod runs as non-root (UID 1001)
4. EnsureEmptyDirectory() tries to chmod root-owned directories, which fails

Solution

Change default cache directory from /var/cache/ to /var/cache/catalogd to avoid conflicts with system directories.

Testing

• Build and deploy with new default
• Verify pod starts successfully
• Verify catalog cache operations work correctly

Fixes: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OCPBUGS-89330

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