Example #1
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func determineAppropriateUsername() (string, error) {
	for _, u := range usernamesToTry {
		_, err := passwd.ParseUID(u)
		if err == nil {
			return u, nil
		}
	}

	return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot find appropriate username")
}
Example #2
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func (h *ihandler) DropPrivileges() error {
	if h.dropped {
		return nil
	}

	// Extras
	if !h.info.NoBanSuid {
		// Try and bansuid, but don't process errors. It may not be supported on
		// the current platform, and Linux won't allow SECUREBITS to be set unless
		// one is root (or has the right capability). This is basically a
		// best-effort thing.
		bansuid.BanSuid()
	}

	// Various fixups
	if uidFlag.Value() != "" && gidFlag.Value() == "" {
		gid, err := passwd.GetGIDForUID(uidFlag.Value())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		gidFlag.SetValue(strconv.FormatInt(int64(gid), 10))
	}

	if h.info.DefaultChroot == "" {
		h.info.DefaultChroot = "/"
	}

	chrootPath := chrootFlag.Value()
	if chrootPath == "" {
		chrootPath = h.info.DefaultChroot
	}

	uid := -1
	gid := -1
	if uidFlag.Value() != "" {
		var err error
		uid, err = passwd.ParseUID(uidFlag.Value())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		gid, err = passwd.ParseGID(gidFlag.Value())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	if (uid <= 0) != (gid <= 0) {
		return fmt.Errorf("Either both or neither of the UID and GID must be positive")
	}

	if uid > 0 {
		chrootErr, err := daemon.DropPrivileges(uid, gid, chrootPath)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to drop privileges: %v", err)
		}
		if chrootErr != nil && chrootFlag.Value() != "" && chrootFlag.Value() != "/" {
			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to chroot: %v", chrootErr)
		}
	} else if chrootFlag.Value() != "" && chrootFlag.Value() != "/" {
		return fmt.Errorf("Must use privilege dropping to use chroot; set -uid")
	}

	// If we still have any caps (maybe because we didn't setuid), try and drop them.
	err := caps.Drop()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("cannot drop caps: %v", err)
	}

	if !h.info.AllowRoot && daemon.IsRoot() {
		return fmt.Errorf("Daemon must not run as root or with capabilities; run as non-root user or use -uid")
	}

	h.dropped = true
	return nil
}