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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2015-05-12 11:41:55 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2015-05-12 21:22:52 +0200 |
commit | 5463fe512a02eb186ad95a1cae9d2682dbe2ccd0 (patch) | |
tree | db0566b79c8f85c742f2b34a3da3459da7044d57 /doc/guix.texi | |
parent | 6ad2e17e8e44064c22c79b530a02fcc78ae85b5b (diff) | |
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publish: Add '--user' option.
* guix/scripts/publish.scm (show-help): Add --user.
(%options): Likewise.
(run-publish-server): Change 'port' parameter to 'socket'. Pass
#:socket instead of #:addr and #:port to 'run-server'. Update caller
accordingly.
(open-server-socket, gather-user-privileges): New procedures.
(guix-publish): Use them. Force %PRIVATE-KEY and %PUBLIC-KEY early
on. Warn when running as root.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix publish): Document --user.
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 3a9f91e7dc..8654e08b4f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3657,7 +3657,8 @@ the @code{hydra.gnu.org} build farm. For security, each substitute is signed, allowing recipients to check their authenticity and integrity (@pxref{Substitutes}). Because @command{guix publish} uses the system's signing key, which is only -readable by the system administrator, it must run as root. +readable by the system administrator, it must be started as root; the +@code{--user} option makes it drop root privileges early on. The general syntax is: @@ -3686,6 +3687,11 @@ The following options are available: @itemx -p @var{port} Listen for HTTP requests on @var{port}. +@item --user=@var{user} +@itemx -u @var{user} +Change privileges to @var{user} as soon as possible---i.e., once the +server socket is open and the signing key has been read. + @item --repl[=@var{port}] @itemx -r [@var{port}] Spawn a Guile REPL server (@pxref{REPL Servers,,, guile, GNU Guile |