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+#!/bin/sh
+# This script is intended to be used sorely by overlayfs-create-dirs.service
+# Usage: overlayfs-create-dirs.sh <LOWERDIR> <DATA_MOUNT_POINT>
+
+lowerdir=$1
+datamountpoint=$2
+mkdir -p ${datamountpoint}/upper${lowerdir}
+mkdir -p ${datamountpoint}/workdir${lowerdir}
+if [ -d "$lowerdir" ]; then
+    chown $(stat -c "%U:%G" ${lowerdir}) ${datamountpoint}/upper${lowerdir}
+fi