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-rw-r--r--plugins/mod_posix.lua50
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/mod_posix.lua b/plugins/mod_posix.lua
index 0f46888d..b75b9610 100644
--- a/plugins/mod_posix.lua
+++ b/plugins/mod_posix.lua
@@ -17,19 +17,45 @@ if type(signal) == "string" then
module:log("warn", "Couldn't load signal library, won't respond to SIGTERM");
end
-local config_get = require "core.configmanager".get;
local logger_set = require "util.logger".setwriter;
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 config_get("*", "core", "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);
@@ -46,7 +72,7 @@ local function write_pidfile()
if pidfile_written then
remove_pidfile();
end
- local pidfile = config_get("*", "core", "pidfile");
+ local pidfile = module:get_option("pidfile");
if pidfile then
local pf, err = io.open(pidfile, "w+");
if not pf then
@@ -76,7 +102,17 @@ function syslog_sink_maker(config)
end
require "core.loggingmanager".register_sink_type("syslog", syslog_sink_maker);
-if not config_get("*", "core", "no_daemonize") then
+local daemonize = module:get_option("daemonize");
+if daemonize == nil then
+ local no_daemonize = module:get_option("no_daemonize"); --COMPAT w/ 0.5
+ daemonize = not no_daemonize;
+ if no_daemonize ~= nil then
+ module:log("warn", "The 'no_daemonize' option is now replaced by 'daemonize'");
+ module:log("warn", "Update your config from 'no_daemonize = %s' to 'daemonize = %s'", tostring(no_daemonize), tostring(daemonize));
+ end
+end
+
+if daemonize then
local function daemonize_server()
local ok, ret = pposix.daemonize();
if not ok then