1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/populate-volatile.sh b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/populate-volatile.sh
index 22a71ecaae..35316ec2ba 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/populate-volatile.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/populate-volatile.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,18 @@ COREDEF="00_core"
 [ "${VERBOSE}" != "no" ] && echo "Populating volatile Filesystems."
 
 create_file() {
+        EXEC=""
+        [ -z "$2" ] && {
+                EXEC="
+                touch \"$1\";
+                "
+        } || {
+                EXEC="
+                cp \"$2\" \"$1\";
+                "
+        }
         EXEC="
-        touch \"$1\";
+        ${EXEC}
         chown ${TUSER}.${TGROUP} $1 || echo \"Failed to set owner -${TUSER}- for -$1-.\" >/dev/tty0 2>&1;
         chmod ${TMODE} $1 || echo \"Failed to set mode -${TMODE}- for -$1-.\" >/dev/tty0 2>&1 "
 
@@ -187,7 +197,9 @@ apply_cfgfile() {
 
                 case "${TTYPE}" in
                         "f")  [ "${VERBOSE}" != "no" ] && echo "Creating file -${TNAME}-."
-                                create_file "${TNAME}"
+                                TSOURCE="$TLTARGET"
+                                [ "${TSOURCE}" = "none" ] && TSOURCE=""
+                                create_file "${TNAME}" "${TSOURCE}" &
                                 ;;
                         "d")  [ "${VERBOSE}" != "no" ] && echo "Creating directory -${TNAME}-."
                                 mk_dir "${TNAME}"