Podman inventory fails when default storage path is missing
When the Flexera Inventory Agent is installed on a Podman server, container inventory collection can fail if the default Podman folder is missing from the system. The inventory agent checks for Podman installations by verifying the existence of this directory path:
/home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage
An example entry from fnms-podman-monitor.log may appear as follows:
fnms-podman-monitor [1437] INFO 2025-11-19T06:53:03-08:00 – Processing username: 'podman', uid: 14000 with homeDir: '/home/podman', checking if '.local/share/containers/storage' exists in its home directory
fnms-podman-monitor [1437] INFO 2025-11-19T06:53:03-08:00 – path '/home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage' does not exist skipping.
This issue can occur if environment customizations are implemented.
To resolve the error and enable container inventory collection:
- Create the directory:
/home/podman/.local/share/containers/storage
- Restart the
fnms-podman-monitorservice.
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