2015-10-18 10:24:09 +00:00
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Salt-master as non-root user
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2013-06-22 06:03:28 +00:00
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2015-10-18 10:24:09 +00:00
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With this version of salt the salt-master will run as salt user.
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2013-06-22 06:03:28 +00:00
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2015-10-18 10:24:09 +00:00
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Why an extra user
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While the current setup runs the master as root user, this is considered a security issue
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and not in line with the other configuration management tools (eg. puppet) which runs as a
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dedicated user.
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How can I undo the change
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If you would like to make the change before you can do the following steps manually:
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1. change the user parameter in the master configuration
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user: root
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2. update the file permissions:
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as root: chown -R root /etc/salt /var/cache/salt /var/log/salt /var/run/salt
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3. restart the salt-master daemon:
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as root: rcsalt-master restart or systemctl restart salt-master
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NOTE
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Running the salt-master daemon as a root user is considers by some a security risk, but
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running as root, enables the pam external auth system, as this system needs root access to check authentication.
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For more information:
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http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/configuration/nonroot.html
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