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-rw-r--r--plugins/mod_posix.lua35
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/mod_posix.lua b/plugins/mod_posix.lua
index 83b8122e..5f7dfc5b 100644
--- a/plugins/mod_posix.lua
+++ b/plugins/mod_posix.lua
@@ -23,12 +23,39 @@ local prosody = _G.prosody;
module.host = "*"; -- we're a global module
+-- Allow switching away from root, some people like strange ports.
+module:add_event_hook("server-started", function ()
+ local uid = module:get_option("setuid");
+ local gid = module:get_option("setgid");
+ if gid then
+ local success, msg = pposix.setgid(gid);
+ if success then
+ module:log("debug", "Changed group to "..gid.." successfully.");
+ else
+ module:log("error", "Failed to change group to "..gid..". Error: "..msg);
+ prosody.shutdown("Failed to change group to "..gid);
+ end
+ end
+ if uid then
+ local success, msg = pposix.setuid(uid);
+ if success then
+ module:log("debug", "Changed user to "..uid.." successfully.");
+ else
+ module:log("error", "Failed to change user to "..uid..". Error: "..msg);
+ prosody.shutdown("Failed to change user to "..uid);
+ end
+ end
+ end);
+
-- Don't even think about it!
module:add_event_hook("server-starting", function ()
- if pposix.getuid() == 0 and not module:get_option("run_as_root") then
- module:log("error", "Danger, Will Robinson! Prosody doesn't need to be run as root, so don't do it!");
- module:log("error", "For more information on running Prosody as root, see http://prosody.im/doc/root");
- prosody.shutdown("Refusing to run as root");
+ local suid = module:get_option("setuid");
+ if not suid or suid == 0 or suid == "root" then
+ if pposix.getuid() == 0 and not module:get_option("run_as_root") then
+ module:log("error", "Danger, Will Robinson! Prosody doesn't need to be run as root, so don't do it!");
+ module:log("error", "For more information on running Prosody as root, see http://prosody.im/doc/root");
+ prosody.shutdown("Refusing to run as root");
+ end
end
end);