1 files changed, 17 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/registries/registries.go b/pkg/registries/registries.go
index c26f15cb6..cbb8b730c 100644
--- a/pkg/registries/registries.go
+++ b/pkg/registries/registries.go
@@ -13,21 +13,28 @@ import (
 // userRegistriesFile is the path to the per user registry configuration file.
 var userRegistriesFile = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config/containers/registries.conf")
 
-// GetRegistries obtains the list of registries defined in the global registries file.
-func GetRegistries() ([]string, error) {
-	registryConfigPath := ""
+// SystemRegistriesConfPath returns an appropriate value for types.SystemContext.SystemRegistriesConfPath
+// (possibly "", which is not an error), taking into account rootless mode and environment variable overrides.
+//
+// FIXME: This should be centralized in a global SystemContext initializer inherited throughout the code,
+// not haphazardly called throughout the way it is being called now.
+func SystemRegistriesConfPath() string {
+	if envOverride := os.Getenv("REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH"); len(envOverride) > 0 {
+		return envOverride
+	}
 
 	if rootless.IsRootless() {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(userRegistriesFile); err == nil {
-			registryConfigPath = userRegistriesFile
+			return userRegistriesFile
 		}
 	}
 
-	envOverride := os.Getenv("REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH")
-	if len(envOverride) > 0 {
-		registryConfigPath = envOverride
-	}
-	searchRegistries, err := sysregistries.GetRegistries(&types.SystemContext{SystemRegistriesConfPath: registryConfigPath})
+	return ""
+}
+
+// GetRegistries obtains the list of registries defined in the global registries file.
+func GetRegistries() ([]string, error) {
+	searchRegistries, err := sysregistries.GetRegistries(&types.SystemContext{SystemRegistriesConfPath: SystemRegistriesConfPath()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to parse the registries.conf file")
 	}
@@ -36,19 +43,7 @@ func GetRegistries() ([]string, error) {
 
 // GetInsecureRegistries obtains the list of insecure registries from the global registration file.
 func GetInsecureRegistries() ([]string, error) {
-	registryConfigPath := ""
-
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(userRegistriesFile); err == nil {
-			registryConfigPath = userRegistriesFile
-		}
-	}
-
-	envOverride := os.Getenv("REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH")
-	if len(envOverride) > 0 {
-		registryConfigPath = envOverride
-	}
-	registries, err := sysregistries.GetInsecureRegistries(&types.SystemContext{SystemRegistriesConfPath: registryConfigPath})
+	registries, err := sysregistries.GetInsecureRegistries(&types.SystemContext{SystemRegistriesConfPath: SystemRegistriesConfPath()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to parse the registries.conf file")
 	}