Merge pull request #12627 from rhatdan/passwd

Allow users to add host user accounts to /etc/passwd

cmd/podman/common/create.go

@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *entities.ContainerCreateOptions,
 			"Set proxy environment variables in the container based on the host proxy vars",
 		)
 
+		hostUserFlagName := "hostuser"
+		createFlags.StringSliceVar(
+			&cf.HostUsers,
+			hostUserFlagName, []string{},
+			"Host user account to add to /etc/passwd within container",
+		)
+		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(hostUserFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
+
 		imageVolumeFlagName := "image-volume"
 		createFlags.StringVar(
 			&cf.ImageVolume,

docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md

@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ Container host name
 
 Sets the container host name that is available inside the container. Can only be used with a private UTS namespace `--uts=private` (default). If `--pod` is specified and the pod shares the UTS namespace (default) the pod's hostname will be used.
 
+#### **--hostuser**=*name*
+
+Add a user account to /etc/passwd from the host to the container. The Username
+or UID must exist on the host system.
+
 #### **--help**
 
 Print usage statement

docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md

@@ -446,6 +446,11 @@ The initialization time needed for a container to bootstrap. The value can be ex
 The maximum time allowed to complete the healthcheck before an interval is considered failed. Like start-period, the
 value can be expressed in a time format such as **1m22s**. The default value is **30s**.
 
+#### **--hostuser**=*name*
+
+Add a user account to /etc/passwd from the host to the container. The Username
+or UID must exist on the host system.
+
 #### **--help**
 
 Print usage statement

libpod/container_config.go

@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ type ContainerSecurityConfig struct {
 	// Groups are additional groups to add the container's user to. These
 	// are resolved within the container using the container's /etc/passwd.
 	Groups []string `json:"groups,omitempty"`
+	// HostUsers are a list of host user accounts to add to /etc/passwd
+	HostUsers []string `json:"HostUsers,omitempty"`
 	// AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry indicates that Libpod should ensure that
 	// the container's /etc/passwd contains an entry for the user running
 	// Libpod - mostly used in rootless containers where the user running

libpod/container_internal_linux.go

@@ -305,13 +305,40 @@ func (c *Container) getUserOverrides() *lookup.Overrides {
 	return &overrides
 }
 
+func lookupHostUser(name string) (*runcuser.ExecUser, error) {
+	var execUser runcuser.ExecUser
+	// Lookup User on host
+	u, err := util.LookupUser(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &execUser, err
+	}
+	uid, err := strconv.ParseUint(u.Uid, 8, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &execUser, err
+	}
+
+	gid, err := strconv.ParseUint(u.Gid, 8, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &execUser, err
+	}
+	execUser.Uid = int(uid)
+	execUser.Gid = int(gid)
+	execUser.Home = u.HomeDir
+	return &execUser, nil
+}
+
 // Generate spec for a container
 // Accepts a map of the container's dependencies
 func (c *Container) generateSpec(ctx context.Context) (*spec.Spec, error) {
 	overrides := c.getUserOverrides()
 	execUser, err := lookup.GetUserGroupInfo(c.state.Mountpoint, c.config.User, overrides)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		if util.StringInSlice(c.config.User, c.config.HostUsers) {
+			execUser, err = lookupHostUser(c.config.User)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	g := generate.NewFromSpec(c.config.Spec)
@@ -2348,12 +2375,25 @@ func (c *Container) generateUserGroupEntry(addedGID int) (string, int, error) {
 //    /etc/passwd via AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry (though this does not trigger if
 //    the user in question already exists in /etc/passwd) or the UID to be added
 //    is 0).
+// 3. The user specified additional host user accounts to add the the /etc/passwd file
 // Returns password entry (as a string that can be appended to /etc/passwd) and
 // any error that occurred.
 func (c *Container) generatePasswdEntry() (string, error) {
 	passwdString := ""
 
 	addedUID := 0
+	for _, userid := range c.config.HostUsers {
+		// Lookup User on host
+		u, err := util.LookupUser(userid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		entry, err := c.userPasswdEntry(u)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		passwdString += entry
+	}
 	if c.config.AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry {
 		entry, uid, _, err := c.generateCurrentUserPasswdEntry()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2386,17 +2426,25 @@ func (c *Container) generateCurrentUserPasswdEntry() (string, int, int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get current user")
 	}
+	pwd, err := c.userPasswdEntry(u)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	return pwd, uid, rootless.GetRootlessGID(), nil
+}
 
+func (c *Container) userPasswdEntry(u *user.User) (string, error) {
 	// Lookup the user to see if it exists in the container image.
-	_, err = lookup.GetUser(c.state.Mountpoint, u.Username)
+	_, err := lookup.GetUser(c.state.Mountpoint, u.Username)
 	if err != runcuser.ErrNoPasswdEntries {
-		return "", 0, 0, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Lookup the UID to see if it exists in the container image.
 	_, err = lookup.GetUser(c.state.Mountpoint, u.Uid)
 	if err != runcuser.ErrNoPasswdEntries {
-		return "", 0, 0, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// If the user's actual home directory exists, or was mounted in - use
@@ -2430,7 +2478,7 @@ func (c *Container) generateCurrentUserPasswdEntry() (string, int, int, error) {
 		c.config.Spec.Process.Env = append(c.config.Spec.Process.Env, fmt.Sprintf("HOME=%s", homeDir))
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:*:%s:%s:%s:%s:/bin/sh\n", u.Username, u.Uid, u.Gid, u.Name, homeDir), uid, rootless.GetRootlessGID(), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:*:%s:%s:%s:%s:/bin/sh\n", u.Username, u.Uid, u.Gid, u.Name, homeDir), nil
 }
 
 // generateUserPasswdEntry generates an /etc/passwd entry for the container user
@@ -2485,7 +2533,7 @@ func (c *Container) generateUserPasswdEntry(addedUID int) (string, int, int, err
 
 // generatePasswdAndGroup generates container-specific passwd and group files
 // iff g.config.User is a number or we are configured to make a passwd entry for
-// the current user.
+// the current user or the user specified HostsUsers
 // Returns path to file to mount at /etc/passwd, path to file to mount at
 // /etc/group, and any error that occurred. If no passwd/group file were
 // required, the empty string will be returned for those path (this may occur
@@ -2496,7 +2544,8 @@ func (c *Container) generateUserPasswdEntry(addedUID int) (string, int, int, err
 // with a bind mount). This is done in cases where the container is *not*
 // read-only. In this case, the function will return nothing ("", "", nil).
 func (c *Container) generatePasswdAndGroup() (string, string, error) {
-	if !c.config.AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry && c.config.User == "" {
+	if !c.config.AddCurrentUserPasswdEntry && c.config.User == "" &&
+		len(c.config.HostUsers) == 0 {
 		return "", "", nil
 	}
 

libpod/options.go

@@ -1768,6 +1768,17 @@ func WithPidFile(pidFile string) CtrCreateOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithHostUsers indicates host users to add to /etc/passwd
+func WithHostUsers(hostUsers []string) CtrCreateOption {
+	return func(ctr *Container) error {
+		if ctr.valid {
+			return define.ErrCtrFinalized
+		}
+		ctr.config.HostUsers = hostUsers
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithInitCtrType indicates the container is a initcontainer
 func WithInitCtrType(containerType string) CtrCreateOption {
 	return func(ctr *Container) error {

pkg/domain/entities/pods.go

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ type ContainerCreateOptions struct {
 	HealthTimeout     string
 	Hostname          string `json:"hostname,omitempty"`
 	HTTPProxy         bool
+	HostUsers         []string
 	ImageVolume       string
 	Init              bool
 	InitContainerType string

pkg/specgen/generate/container_create.go

@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ func MakeContainer(ctx context.Context, rt *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGener
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(s.HostUsers) > 0 {
+		options = append(options, libpod.WithHostUsers(s.HostUsers))
+	}
+
 	command, err := makeCommand(ctx, s, imageData, rtc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err

pkg/specgen/specgen.go

@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ type ContainerBasicConfig struct {
 	// Conflicts with UtsNS if UtsNS is not set to private.
 	// Optional.
 	Hostname string `json:"hostname,omitempty"`
+	// HostUses is a list of host usernames or UIDs to add to the container
+	// /etc/passwd file
+	HostUsers []string `json:"hostusers,omitempty"`
 	// Sysctl sets kernel parameters for the container
 	Sysctl map[string]string `json:"sysctl,omitempty"`
 	// Remove indicates if the container should be removed once it has been started

pkg/specgenutil/specgen.go

@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *entities.ContainerCreateOptions
 		s.NetworkOptions = c.Net.NetworkOptions
 		s.UseImageHosts = c.Net.NoHosts
 	}
+	s.HostUsers = c.HostUsers
 	s.ImageVolumeMode = c.ImageVolume
 	if s.ImageVolumeMode == "bind" {
 		s.ImageVolumeMode = "anonymous"

pkg/util/utils.go

@@ -723,3 +723,11 @@ func SocketPath() (string, error) {
 	// Glue the socket path together
 	return filepath.Join(xdg, "podman", "podman.sock"), nil
 }
+
+func LookupUser(name string) (*user.User, error) {
+	// Assume UID look up first, if it fails lookup by username
+	if u, err := user.LookupId(name); err == nil {
+		return u, err
+	}
+	return user.Lookup(name)
+}

test/system/030-run.bats

@@ -711,6 +711,18 @@ EOF
     run_podman rmi nomtab
 }
 
+@test "podman run --hostuser tests" {
+    skip_if_not_rootless "test whether hostuser is successfully added"
+    user=$(id -un)
+    run_podman 1 run --rm $IMAGE grep $user /etc/passwd
+    run_podman run --hostuser=$user --rm $IMAGE grep $user /etc/passwd
+    user=$(id -u)
+    run_podman run --hostuser=$user --rm $IMAGE grep $user /etc/passwd
+    run_podman run --hostuser=$user --user $user --rm $IMAGE grep $user /etc/passwd
+    user=bogus
+    run_podman 126 run --hostuser=$user --rm $IMAGE grep $user /etc/passwd
+}
+
 @test "podman run --device-cgroup-rule tests" {
     skip_if_rootless "cannot add devices in rootless mode"
 

test/system/helpers.bash

@@ -398,6 +398,16 @@ function skip_if_rootless() {
     fi
 }
 
+######################
+#  skip_if_not_rootless  #  ...with an optional message
+######################
+function skip_if_not_rootless() {
+    if ! is_rootless; then
+        local msg=$(_add_label_if_missing "$1" "rootfull")
+        skip "${msg:-not applicable under rootlfull podman}"
+    fi
+}
+
 ####################
 #  skip_if_remote  #  ...with an optional message
 ####################