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1 /* su for GNU. Run a shell with substitute user and group IDs.
2 Copyright (C) 1992-2006, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17 /* Run a shell with the real and effective UID and GID and groups
18 of USER, default `root'.
20 The shell run is taken from USER's password entry, /bin/sh if
21 none is specified there. If the account has a password, su
22 prompts for a password unless run by a user with real UID 0.
24 Does not change the current directory.
25 Sets `HOME' and `SHELL' from the password entry for USER, and if
26 USER is not root, sets `USER' and `LOGNAME' to USER.
27 The subshell is not a login shell.
29 If one or more ARGs are given, they are passed as additional
30 arguments to the subshell.
32 Does not handle /bin/sh or other shells specially
33 (setting argv[0] to "-su", passing -c only to certain shells, etc.).
34 I don't see the point in doing that, and it's ugly.
36 This program intentionally does not support a "wheel group" that
37 restricts who can su to UID 0 accounts. RMS considers that to
38 be fascist.
40 Compile-time options:
41 -DSYSLOG_SUCCESS Log successful su's (by default, to root) with syslog.
42 -DSYSLOG_FAILURE Log failed su's (by default, to root) with syslog.
44 -DSYSLOG_NON_ROOT Log all su's, not just those to root (UID 0).
45 Never logs attempted su's to nonexistent accounts.
47 Written by David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu>. */
49 #include <config.h>
50 #include <stdio.h>
51 #include <getopt.h>
52 #include <sys/types.h>
53 #include <pwd.h>
54 #include <grp.h>
56 /* Hide any system prototype for getusershell.
57 This is necessary because some Cray systems have a conflicting
58 prototype (returning `int') in <unistd.h>. */
59 #define getusershell _getusershell_sys_proto_
61 #include "system.h"
62 #include "getpass.h"
64 #undef getusershell
66 #if HAVE_SYSLOG_H && HAVE_SYSLOG
67 # include <syslog.h>
68 #else
69 # undef SYSLOG_SUCCESS
70 # undef SYSLOG_FAILURE
71 # undef SYSLOG_NON_ROOT
72 #endif
74 #if HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
75 # include <sys/param.h>
76 #endif
78 #ifndef HAVE_ENDGRENT
79 # define endgrent() ((void) 0)
80 #endif
82 #ifndef HAVE_ENDPWENT
83 # define endpwent() ((void) 0)
84 #endif
86 #if HAVE_SHADOW_H
87 # include <shadow.h>
88 #endif
90 #include "error.h"
92 /* The official name of this program (e.g., no `g' prefix). */
93 #define PROGRAM_NAME "su"
95 #define AUTHORS proper_name ("David MacKenzie")
97 #if HAVE_PATHS_H
98 # include <paths.h>
99 #endif
101 /* The default PATH for simulated logins to non-superuser accounts. */
102 #ifdef _PATH_DEFPATH
103 # define DEFAULT_LOGIN_PATH _PATH_DEFPATH
104 #else
105 # define DEFAULT_LOGIN_PATH ":/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin"
106 #endif
108 /* The default PATH for simulated logins to superuser accounts. */
109 #ifdef _PATH_DEFPATH_ROOT
110 # define DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH _PATH_DEFPATH_ROOT
111 #else
112 # define DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH "/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/etc"
113 #endif
115 /* The shell to run if none is given in the user's passwd entry. */
116 #define DEFAULT_SHELL "/bin/sh"
118 /* The user to become if none is specified. */
119 #define DEFAULT_USER "root"
121 char *crypt (char const *key, char const *salt);
122 char *getusershell (void);
123 void endusershell (void);
124 void setusershell (void);
126 extern char **environ;
128 static void run_shell (char const *, char const *, char **, size_t)
129 ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
131 /* If true, pass the `-f' option to the subshell. */
132 static bool fast_startup;
134 /* If true, simulate a login instead of just starting a shell. */
135 static bool simulate_login;
137 /* If true, change some environment vars to indicate the user su'd to. */
138 static bool change_environment;
140 static struct option const longopts[] =
142 {"command", required_argument, NULL, 'c'},
143 {"fast", no_argument, NULL, 'f'},
144 {"login", no_argument, NULL, 'l'},
145 {"preserve-environment", no_argument, NULL, 'p'},
146 {"shell", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
147 {GETOPT_HELP_OPTION_DECL},
148 {GETOPT_VERSION_OPTION_DECL},
149 {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
152 /* Add NAME=VAL to the environment, checking for out of memory errors. */
154 static void
155 xsetenv (char const *name, char const *val)
157 size_t namelen = strlen (name);
158 size_t vallen = strlen (val);
159 char *string = xmalloc (namelen + 1 + vallen + 1);
160 strcpy (string, name);
161 string[namelen] = '=';
162 strcpy (string + namelen + 1, val);
163 if (putenv (string) != 0)
164 xalloc_die ();
167 #if defined SYSLOG_SUCCESS || defined SYSLOG_FAILURE
168 /* Log the fact that someone has run su to the user given by PW;
169 if SUCCESSFUL is true, they gave the correct password, etc. */
171 static void
172 log_su (struct passwd const *pw, bool successful)
174 const char *new_user, *old_user, *tty;
176 # ifndef SYSLOG_NON_ROOT
177 if (pw->pw_uid)
178 return;
179 # endif
180 new_user = pw->pw_name;
181 /* The utmp entry (via getlogin) is probably the best way to identify
182 the user, especially if someone su's from a su-shell. */
183 old_user = getlogin ();
184 if (!old_user)
186 /* getlogin can fail -- usually due to lack of utmp entry.
187 Resort to getpwuid. */
188 struct passwd *pwd = getpwuid (getuid ());
189 old_user = (pwd ? pwd->pw_name : "");
191 tty = ttyname (STDERR_FILENO);
192 if (!tty)
193 tty = "none";
194 /* 4.2BSD openlog doesn't have the third parameter. */
195 openlog (last_component (program_name), 0
196 # ifdef LOG_AUTH
197 , LOG_AUTH
198 # endif
200 syslog (LOG_NOTICE,
201 # ifdef SYSLOG_NON_ROOT
202 "%s(to %s) %s on %s",
203 # else
204 "%s%s on %s",
205 # endif
206 successful ? "" : "FAILED SU ",
207 # ifdef SYSLOG_NON_ROOT
208 new_user,
209 # endif
210 old_user, tty);
211 closelog ();
213 #endif
215 /* Ask the user for a password.
216 Return true if the user gives the correct password for entry PW,
217 false if not. Return true without asking for a password if run by UID 0
218 or if PW has an empty password. */
220 static bool
221 correct_password (const struct passwd *pw)
223 char *unencrypted, *encrypted, *correct;
224 #if HAVE_GETSPNAM && HAVE_STRUCT_SPWD_SP_PWDP
225 /* Shadow passwd stuff for SVR3 and maybe other systems. */
226 struct spwd *sp = getspnam (pw->pw_name);
228 endspent ();
229 if (sp)
230 correct = sp->sp_pwdp;
231 else
232 #endif
233 correct = pw->pw_passwd;
235 if (getuid () == 0 || !correct || correct[0] == '\0')
236 return true;
238 unencrypted = getpass (_("Password:"));
239 if (!unencrypted)
241 error (0, 0, _("getpass: cannot open /dev/tty"));
242 return false;
244 encrypted = crypt (unencrypted, correct);
245 memset (unencrypted, 0, strlen (unencrypted));
246 return STREQ (encrypted, correct);
249 /* Update `environ' for the new shell based on PW, with SHELL being
250 the value for the SHELL environment variable. */
252 static void
253 modify_environment (const struct passwd *pw, const char *shell)
255 if (simulate_login)
257 /* Leave TERM unchanged. Set HOME, SHELL, USER, LOGNAME, PATH.
258 Unset all other environment variables. */
259 char const *term = getenv ("TERM");
260 if (term)
261 term = xstrdup (term);
262 environ = xmalloc ((6 + !!term) * sizeof (char *));
263 environ[0] = NULL;
264 if (term)
265 xsetenv ("TERM", term);
266 xsetenv ("HOME", pw->pw_dir);
267 xsetenv ("SHELL", shell);
268 xsetenv ("USER", pw->pw_name);
269 xsetenv ("LOGNAME", pw->pw_name);
270 xsetenv ("PATH", (pw->pw_uid
271 ? DEFAULT_LOGIN_PATH
272 : DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH));
274 else
276 /* Set HOME, SHELL, and if not becoming a super-user,
277 USER and LOGNAME. */
278 if (change_environment)
280 xsetenv ("HOME", pw->pw_dir);
281 xsetenv ("SHELL", shell);
282 if (pw->pw_uid)
284 xsetenv ("USER", pw->pw_name);
285 xsetenv ("LOGNAME", pw->pw_name);
291 /* Become the user and group(s) specified by PW. */
293 static void
294 change_identity (const struct passwd *pw)
296 #ifdef HAVE_INITGROUPS
297 errno = 0;
298 if (initgroups (pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) == -1)
299 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot set groups"));
300 endgrent ();
301 #endif
302 if (setgid (pw->pw_gid))
303 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot set group id"));
304 if (setuid (pw->pw_uid))
305 error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot set user id"));
308 /* Run SHELL, or DEFAULT_SHELL if SHELL is empty.
309 If COMMAND is nonzero, pass it to the shell with the -c option.
310 Pass ADDITIONAL_ARGS to the shell as more arguments; there
311 are N_ADDITIONAL_ARGS extra arguments. */
313 static void
314 run_shell (char const *shell, char const *command, char **additional_args,
315 size_t n_additional_args)
317 size_t n_args = 1 + fast_startup + 2 * !!command + n_additional_args + 1;
318 char const **args = xnmalloc (n_args, sizeof *args);
319 size_t argno = 1;
321 if (simulate_login)
323 char *arg0;
324 char *shell_basename;
326 shell_basename = last_component (shell);
327 arg0 = xmalloc (strlen (shell_basename) + 2);
328 arg0[0] = '-';
329 strcpy (arg0 + 1, shell_basename);
330 args[0] = arg0;
332 else
333 args[0] = last_component (shell);
334 if (fast_startup)
335 args[argno++] = "-f";
336 if (command)
338 args[argno++] = "-c";
339 args[argno++] = command;
341 memcpy (args + argno, additional_args, n_additional_args * sizeof *args);
342 args[argno + n_additional_args] = NULL;
343 execv (shell, (char **) args);
346 int exit_status = (errno == ENOENT ? EXIT_ENOENT : EXIT_CANNOT_INVOKE);
347 error (0, errno, "%s", shell);
348 exit (exit_status);
352 /* Return true if SHELL is a restricted shell (one not returned by
353 getusershell), else false, meaning it is a standard shell. */
355 static bool
356 restricted_shell (const char *shell)
358 char *line;
360 setusershell ();
361 while ((line = getusershell ()) != NULL)
363 if (*line != '#' && STREQ (line, shell))
365 endusershell ();
366 return false;
369 endusershell ();
370 return true;
373 void
374 usage (int status)
376 if (status != EXIT_SUCCESS)
377 fprintf (stderr, _("Try `%s --help' for more information.\n"),
378 program_name);
379 else
381 printf (_("Usage: %s [OPTION]... [-] [USER [ARG]...]\n"), program_name);
382 fputs (_("\
383 Change the effective user id and group id to that of USER.\n\
385 -, -l, --login make the shell a login shell\n\
386 -c, --command=COMMAND pass a single COMMAND to the shell with -c\n\
387 -f, --fast pass -f to the shell (for csh or tcsh)\n\
388 -m, --preserve-environment do not reset environment variables\n\
389 -p same as -m\n\
390 -s, --shell=SHELL run SHELL if /etc/shells allows it\n\
391 "), stdout);
392 fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
393 fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
394 fputs (_("\
396 A mere - implies -l. If USER not given, assume root.\n\
397 "), stdout);
398 emit_bug_reporting_address ();
400 exit (status);
404 main (int argc, char **argv)
406 int optc;
407 const char *new_user = DEFAULT_USER;
408 char *command = NULL;
409 char *shell = NULL;
410 struct passwd *pw;
411 struct passwd pw_copy;
413 initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
414 set_program_name (argv[0]);
415 setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
416 bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
417 textdomain (PACKAGE);
419 initialize_exit_failure (EXIT_FAILURE);
420 atexit (close_stdout);
422 fast_startup = false;
423 simulate_login = false;
424 change_environment = true;
426 while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "c:flmps:", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
428 switch (optc)
430 case 'c':
431 command = optarg;
432 break;
434 case 'f':
435 fast_startup = true;
436 break;
438 case 'l':
439 simulate_login = true;
440 break;
442 case 'm':
443 case 'p':
444 change_environment = false;
445 break;
447 case 's':
448 shell = optarg;
449 break;
451 case_GETOPT_HELP_CHAR;
453 case_GETOPT_VERSION_CHAR (PROGRAM_NAME, AUTHORS);
455 default:
456 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
460 if (optind < argc && STREQ (argv[optind], "-"))
462 simulate_login = true;
463 ++optind;
465 if (optind < argc)
466 new_user = argv[optind++];
468 pw = getpwnam (new_user);
469 if (! (pw && pw->pw_name && pw->pw_name[0] && pw->pw_dir && pw->pw_dir[0]
470 && pw->pw_passwd))
471 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("user %s does not exist"), new_user);
473 /* Make a copy of the password information and point pw at the local
474 copy instead. Otherwise, some systems (e.g. GNU/Linux) would clobber
475 the static data through the getlogin call from log_su.
476 Also, make sure pw->pw_shell is a nonempty string.
477 It may be NULL when NEW_USER is a username that is retrieved via NIS (YP),
478 but that doesn't have a default shell listed. */
479 pw_copy = *pw;
480 pw = &pw_copy;
481 pw->pw_name = xstrdup (pw->pw_name);
482 pw->pw_passwd = xstrdup (pw->pw_passwd);
483 pw->pw_dir = xstrdup (pw->pw_dir);
484 pw->pw_shell = xstrdup (pw->pw_shell && pw->pw_shell[0]
485 ? pw->pw_shell
486 : DEFAULT_SHELL);
487 endpwent ();
489 if (!correct_password (pw))
491 #ifdef SYSLOG_FAILURE
492 log_su (pw, false);
493 #endif
494 error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("incorrect password"));
496 #ifdef SYSLOG_SUCCESS
497 else
499 log_su (pw, true);
501 #endif
503 if (!shell && !change_environment)
504 shell = getenv ("SHELL");
505 if (shell && getuid () != 0 && restricted_shell (pw->pw_shell))
507 /* The user being su'd to has a nonstandard shell, and so is
508 probably a uucp account or has restricted access. Don't
509 compromise the account by allowing access with a standard
510 shell. */
511 error (0, 0, _("using restricted shell %s"), pw->pw_shell);
512 shell = NULL;
514 shell = xstrdup (shell ? shell : pw->pw_shell);
515 modify_environment (pw, shell);
517 change_identity (pw);
518 if (simulate_login && chdir (pw->pw_dir) != 0)
519 error (0, errno, _("warning: cannot change directory to %s"), pw->pw_dir);
521 run_shell (shell, command, argv + optind, MAX (0, argc - optind));