From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id YI02BG7Wpl+9HAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:16:30 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id CBALAG7Wpl+9PgAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:16:30 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 88B9C94006E for ; Sat, 7 Nov 2020 17:16:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:35674 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kbRpE-0004mQ-IV for larch@yhetil.org; Sat, 07 Nov 2020 12:16:28 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:38034) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kbRp3-0004m4-BE for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Nov 2020 12:16:17 -0500 Received: from dustycloud.org ([2600:3c02::f03c:91ff:feae:cb51]:45434) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kbRp1-0001Zl-KS; Sat, 07 Nov 2020 12:16:17 -0500 Received: from twig (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dustycloud.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9E541266A1; Sat, 7 Nov 2020 12:15:49 -0500 (EST) References: <877dtj753p.fsf@gmail.com> <871rja3hdv.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87eena1tl5.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87wo12zhob.fsf@dustycloud.org> <874knxonu8.fsf@gnu.org> User-agent: mu4e 1.4.13; emacs 27.1 From: Christopher Lemmer Webber To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor?= Boskovits Subject: Re: Setuid programs In-reply-to: Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2020 12:15:20 -0500 Message-ID: <87ft5l3x7b.fsf@dustycloud.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2600:3c02::f03c:91ff:feae:cb51; envelope-from=cwebber@dustycloud.org; helo=dustycloud.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Guix-devel , Maxim Cournoyer Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: zt5QcHqxGysK G=C3=A1bor Boskovits writes: > Hello, > > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2020. sz= ept. 16., Sze, 15:25): >> >> Hi, >> >> G=C3=A1bor Boskovits skribis: >> >> > I have two reasons for that: backwards compatibility is really >> > important, so we should not break it, and I believe this would not be >> > hard to do. >> > On the other hand it would be nice to have a more integrated backend, >> > and move as many things into the services infrastructure as practical, >> > and I think this is a good candidate for that. Wdyt? >> >> There=E2=80=99s already =E2=80=98setuid-program-service-type=E2=80=99. = I think the way forward >> would be to: >> >> 1. Define the record type you propose. >> >> 2. Have =E2=80=98setuid-program-service-type=E2=80=99 accept that thro= ugh its >> extensions. When it receives something else, it should >> transparently turn it into a record, for backward >> compatibility, and emit a deprecation warning. >> >> 3. Document the OS =E2=80=98setuid-programs=E2=80=99 field as taking a= list of such >> records. >> >> How does that sound? > > Sounds good to me. I will have a look. > >> >> Thanks, >> Ludo=E2=80=99. > > Best regards, > g_bor Hi! It's been a bit since progress has been made on this, and I wonder if I can help? Getting Postfix included in Guix is my last step before moving my main servers from Debian -> Guix so I'm feeling motivated. ;)