3 files changed, 31 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
index 72fd98ac1..ec2532bea 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/libpod"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/cgroups"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v2/pkg/domain/entities"
@@ -86,7 +87,11 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SetupRootless(_ context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pausePidPath, err := util.GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath()
+	tmpDir, err := ic.Libpod.TmpDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	pausePidPath, err := util.GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir(tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get pause process pid file path")
 	}
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SetupRootless(_ context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command)
 	}
 
 	became, ret, err = rootless.TryJoinFromFilePaths(pausePidPath, true, paths)
-	if err := movePauseProcessToScope(); err != nil {
+	if err := movePauseProcessToScope(ic.Libpod); err != nil {
 		conf, err := ic.Config(context.Background())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -133,8 +138,12 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SetupRootless(_ context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func movePauseProcessToScope() error {
-	pausePidPath, err := util.GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath()
+func movePauseProcessToScope(r *libpod.Runtime) error {
+	tmpDir, err := r.TmpDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	pausePidPath, err := util.GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir(tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get pause process pid file path")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/utils_supported.go b/pkg/util/utils_supported.go
index 2d636a7cb..a63c76415 100644
--- a/pkg/util/utils_supported.go
+++ b/pkg/util/utils_supported.go
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ func GetRootlessConfigHomeDir() (string, error) {
 }
 
 // GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath returns the path to the file that holds the pid for
-// the pause process
+// the pause process.
+// DEPRECATED - switch to GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir
 func GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath() (string, error) {
 	runtimeDir, err := GetRuntimeDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -107,3 +108,13 @@ func GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath() (string, error) {
 	}
 	return filepath.Join(runtimeDir, "libpod", "pause.pid"), nil
 }
+
+// GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir returns the path to the file that
+// holds the PID of the pause process, given the location of Libpod's temporary
+// files.
+func GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir(libpodTmpDir string) (string, error) {
+	if libpodTmpDir == "" {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("must provide non-empty tmporary directory")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(libpodTmpDir, "pause.pid"), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/utils_windows.go b/pkg/util/utils_windows.go
index 9bba2d1ee..46ca5e7f1 100644
--- a/pkg/util/utils_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/util/utils_windows.go
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ func GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath() (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.Wrap(errNotImplemented, "GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath")
 }
 
+// GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath returns the path to the file that holds the pid for
+// the pause process
+func GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPathGivenDir(unused string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.Wrap(errNotImplemented, "GetRootlessPauseProcessPidPath")
+}
+
 // GetRuntimeDir returns the runtime directory
 func GetRuntimeDir() (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("this function is not implemented for windows")