Re: Problems with ssh-host-config and /var/run directory

[Brian Inglis <Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca>]

On 2017-05-25 15:36, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2017-05-25 13:24, Henning Peters wrote:
>> I switched from 32bit to 64bit a week ago, moved "cygwin" to 
>> "cygwin32" and reinstalled from scratch into a new "cygwin"
>> directory.
>> when trying to setup sshd using ssh-host-config, I get this message
>> when using StrictModes (which I want to and did before on cygwin32
>> on this system):
>> *** Warning: The owner and the Administrators need
>> *** Warning: to have .w. permission to /var/run.
>> *** Warning: Here are the current permissions and ACLS:
>> *** Warning:     drwxrwxrwt+ 1 faroul root 0 May 19 20:56 /var/run
>> *** Warning:     # file: /var/run
>> *** Warning:     # owner: faroul
>> *** Warning:     # group: root
>> *** Warning:     # flags: --t
>> *** Warning:     user::rwx
>> *** Warning:     group::rwx
>> *** Warning:     group:root:rwx
>> *** Warning:     group:SYSTEM:rwx
>> *** Warning:     mask:rwx
>> *** Warning:     other:rwx
>> *** Warning:     default:user::rwx
>> *** Warning:     default:group::rwx
>> *** Warning:     default:other:r-x
>> *** Warning:
>> *** Warning: Please change the user and/or group ownership,
>> *** Warning: permissions, or ACLs of /var/run.
>> *** ERROR: Problem with /var/run directory. Exiting.
>> I tried a lot, but cannot find any solution.
>> Any hints?
> 
> It's telling you that the Administrators group is missing write
> access.
> 
> Do you have a root id on your system or are you using passwd and
> group files?
> 
> You could either change group ownership from root to Administrators:
> 	$ chgrp -cR Administrators /var/run
> 
> and if your admin id is not faroul:
> 	$ chown -cR <adminid> /var/run
> 
> or, to add explicit Administrators group access, and default access 
> to files created, explicit admin id ACL and DACL, and others read
> and search:
> 	$ setfacl -m g:Administrators:rwx,d:g:Administrators:rwx,\
> u:<adminid>:rwx,d:g:<adminid>:rwx,o::r-x /var/run

Typos:
	$ setfacl -m g:Administrators:rwx,d:g:Administrators:rwx,\
u:<adminid>:rwx,d:u:<adminid>:rwx,o::r-x /var/run

> add Administrators and admin id to existing files:
> 	$ setfacl -m g:Administrators:rwx,u:<adminid>:rwx,\
> o::r-x /var/run/*

	$ setfacl -m g:Administrators:rw-,u:<adminid>:rw-,\
o::r-- /var/run/*

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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