On Tue, 2019-10-29 at 08:08 +0000, Ali Alnubani wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Daniel Axtens <d...@axtens.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:06 AM > > To: Ali Alnubani <alia...@mellanox.com>; patchwork@lists.ozlabs.org > > Cc: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: Fix note about the required Postfix rights > > > > Hi Ali, > > > > > The permissions for the user running the postfix process are not the > > > ones used for external file or command delivery by default. > > > The ones defined by default_privs are (in case the aliases(5) file > > > that is owned by root was being used). A privileged user or the > > > postfix owner should not be used in this case. > > > > > > See http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#default_privs and local(8). > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ali Alnubani <alia...@mellanox.com> > > > --- > > > docs/deployment/installation.rst | 10 +++++----- > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/docs/deployment/installation.rst > > > b/docs/deployment/installation.rst > > > index c086d9a..cd5e102 100644 > > > --- a/docs/deployment/installation.rst > > > +++ b/docs/deployment/installation.rst > > > @@ -617,11 +617,11 @@ they can be loaded as seen below: > > > > > > .. note:: > > > > > > - This assumes your Postfix process is running as the ``nobody`` user. > > > If > > > - this is not correct (use of ``postfix`` user is also common), you > > > should > > > - change both the username in the ``createuser`` command above and > > substitute > > > - the username in the ``grant-all-postgres.sql`` script with the > > > appropriate > > > - alternative. > > > + This assumes that you are using the aliases(5) file that is owned by > > > root, > > > + and that Postfix's ``default_privs`` configuration is set as > > > ``nobody``. If > > > + this is not the case, you should change both the username in the > > ``createuser`` > > > + command above and substitute the username in the ``grant-all- > > postgres.sql`` > > > + script with the appropriate alternative. > > > > > > > I think this is now the third time I've tried to review this, and I think > > it's finally > > starting to make sense. > > > > Is there any way local(8) could be invoked with a user other than the one > > specified in default_privs? > > Yes. It's possible with user-level aliasing. You can create an aliases file > that is owned by that user and added to alias_maps, or use the default > forward_path (usually $home/.forward) > http://www.postfix.org/local.8.html > http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#forward_path > > > btw, it should be grant-all.postgres.sql (a . not a - between all and > > postgres) but if this doesn't need a respin I can fix that when I apply it.
ngl, this doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but I trust that you've done your homework on this and that it's based on hard earned experience :) Reviewed-by: Stephen Finucane <step...@that.guru> and applied (with the change noted by Daniel). > Thanks. > > Regards, > Ali _______________________________________________ Patchwork mailing list Patchwork@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/patchwork
