volume_path configuration for rootless containers is ignored

[zemdreg]

Issue Description

The volume_path configuration option in the /home/$USER/.config/containers/containers.conf is ignored. Instead the default path /home/$USER/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes is used. Changing the volume_path in /etc/containers/containers.conf works as intended.

I was able to reproduce the issue with version 4.3.1 on Debian 12 and with version 5.3.0 on Arch Linux. I assume that more versions are affected.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. echo "volume_path = /tmp" > /home/$USER/.config/containers/containers.conf
2. podman system reset --force
3. podman info --format json | jq -r '.store.volumePath'
4. podman volume create test
5. podman volume inspect test --format json | jq -r .[].Mountpoint

Describe the results you received

Output of command in step 3:
/home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes

Output of command in step 5:
/home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes/test/_data

Describe the results you expected

Output of command in step 3:
/tmp

Output of command in step 5:
/tmp/test/_data

podman info output

Debian 12:

host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.28.2
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpu
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon_2.1.6+ds1-1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.6, commit: unknown'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 78.8
    systemPercent: 9.41
    userPercent: 11.8
  cpus: 1
  distribution:
    codename: bookworm
    distribution: debian
    version: "12"
  eventLogger: journald
  hostname: <removed>
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 2002
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 2002
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.1.0-26-amd64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 394928128
  memTotal: 1007362048
  networkBackend: cni
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun_1.8.1-1+deb12u1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.8.1
      commit: f8a096be060b22ccd3d5f3ebe44108517fbf6c30
      rundir: /run/user/2002/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +YAJL
  os: linux
  remoteSocket:
    path: /run/user/2002/podman/podman.sock
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns_1.2.0-1_amd64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.0
      commit: 656041d45cfca7a4176f6b7eed9e4fe6c11e8383
      libslirp: 4.7.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
      libseccomp: 2.5.4
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 2h 11m 36.00s (Approximately 0.08 days)
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries: {}
store:
  configFile: /home/podman/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: vfs
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 23731806208
  graphRootUsed: 9967042560
  graphStatus: {}
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 0
  runRoot: /run/user/2002/containers
  volumePath: /home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 4.3.1
  Built: 0
  BuiltTime: Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.19.8
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 4.3.1


Arch Linux:

host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.38.0
  cgroupControllers:
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-1:2.1.12-1
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: e8896631295ccb0bfdda4284f1751be19b483264'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 94.31
    systemPercent: 0.73
    userPercent: 4.96
  cpus: 20
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: arch
    version: unknown
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2048
  hostname: <removed>
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
  kernel: 6.11.7-arch1-1
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 54999523328
  memTotal: 67195228160
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.13.1-1
      path: /usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.13.1
    package: netavark-1.13.0-1
    path: /usr/lib/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.13.0
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.18.2-1
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.18.2
      commit: 00ab38af875ddd0d1a8226addda52e1de18339b5
      rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-2024_10_30.ee7d0b6-1
    version: |
      pasta 2024_10_30.ee7d0b6
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /etc/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: ""
    package: ""
    version: ""
  swapFree: 17179865088
  swapTotal: 17179865088
  uptime: 4h 7m 10.00s (Approximately 0.17 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries: {}
store:
  configFile: /home/<removed>/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/<removed>/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 860207521792
  graphRootUsed: 469065310208
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 0
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /home/<removed>/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.3.0
  Built: 1731771105
  BuiltTime: Sat Nov 16 16:31:45 2024
  GitCommit: 874bf2c301ecf0ba645f1bb45f81966cc755b7da
  GoVersion: go1.23.3
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.3.0

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

Rootless

Upstream Latest Release

No

Additional environment details

No response

Additional information

No response

[Luap99]

echo "volume_path = /tmp" > /home/$USER/.config/containers/containers.conf

That is not a valid config file format. https://github.com/containers/common/blob/main/docs/containers.conf.5.md#format

Try using echo -e "[engine]\nvolume_path = /tmp"