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Hi, |
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As of version 2.3.2 systemd includes support for creating a user to run a |
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service as, and extended support since 2.3.5. [1] |
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Currently we have stable 233-r6 and 236-r5 on amd64. |
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Since we have to support both openrc and systemd in gentoo, and will have |
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create a service user for running under openrc anyways, does it make any sense |
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to provide service files with DynamicUser=yes ? |
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If a statically allocated user/group already exists, and unit file contains |
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relevant User=/Group=, the configured user is used and no dynamic user/group |
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is allocated. [2] |
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According to 'grep' there are 2 packages currently in the tree: |
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net-p2p/cpuminer-opt/files/cpuminer-opt.service |
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8:DynamicUser=true |
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net-p2p/xmr-stak/files/xmr-stak.service |
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13:DynamicUser=true |
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Both do not provide OpenRC files, so it makes sense. |
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Maybe other packages also use that with upstream provided service files, I |
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haven't checked. |
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What I'm asking for is your opinion if it's something that should be used in |
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gentoo or should I try to avoid it if possible, especially if a static user is |
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alredy present in the system. |
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Thanks! |
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[1]: http://0pointer.net/blog/dynamic-users-with-systemd.html |
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[2]: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/ |
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systemd.exec.html#DynamicUser= |
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Regards, |
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Georgy Yakovlev. |
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