1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/events/logfile.go b/libpod/events/logfile.go
index 519e16629..d749a0d4d 100644
--- a/libpod/events/logfile.go
+++ b/libpod/events/logfile.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
@@ -27,6 +28,21 @@ type EventLogFile struct {
 	options EventerOptions
 }
 
+// newLogFileEventer creates a new EventLogFile eventer
+func newLogFileEventer(options EventerOptions) (*EventLogFile, error) {
+	// Create events log dir
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(options.LogFilePath), 0700); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating events dirs: %w", err)
+	}
+	// We have to make sure the file is created otherwise reading events will hang.
+	// https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/15688
+	fd, err := os.OpenFile(options.LogFilePath, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create event log file: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &EventLogFile{options: options}, fd.Close()
+}
+
 // Writes to the log file
 func (e EventLogFile) Write(ee Event) error {
 	// We need to lock events file
@@ -108,6 +124,8 @@ func (e EventLogFile) Read(ctx context.Context, options ReadOptions) error {
 			}
 		}()
 	}
+	logrus.Debugf("Reading events from file %q", e.options.LogFilePath)
+
 	var line *tail.Line
 	var ok bool
 	for {