From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18265 invoked by alias); 9 Jan 2008 15:55:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 18250 invoked by uid 9699); 9 Jan 2008 15:55:45 -0000 Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:55:00 -0000 Message-ID: <20080109155545.18248.qmail@sourceware.org> From: mornfall@sourceware.org To: lvm-devel@redhat.com, lvm2-cvs@sourceware.org Subject: LVM2 ./WHATS_NEW tools/lvmcmdline.c Mailing-List: contact lvm2-cvs-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: lvm2-cvs-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2008-01/txt/msg00011.txt.bz2 CVSROOT: /cvs/lvm2 Module name: LVM2 Changes by: mornfall@sourceware.org 2008-01-09 15:55:44 Modified files: . : WHATS_NEW tools : lvmcmdline.c Log message: Print warning when lvm tools are running as non-root. Patches: http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/WHATS_NEW.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.754&r2=1.755 http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/tools/lvmcmdline.c.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.56&r2=1.57 --- LVM2/WHATS_NEW 2008/01/09 15:32:18 1.754 +++ LVM2/WHATS_NEW 2008/01/09 15:55:44 1.755 @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Version 2.02.30 - =================================== + Print warning when lvm tools are running as non-root. Add snapshot dmeventd library (enables dmeventd snapshot monitoring). Prevent pvcreate from overwriting MDA-less PVs belonging to active VGs. Fix a segfault if using pvs with --all argument. (2.02.29) --- LVM2/tools/lvmcmdline.c 2007/11/15 21:59:11 1.56 +++ LVM2/tools/lvmcmdline.c 2008/01/09 15:55:44 1.57 @@ -1140,6 +1140,12 @@ log_sys_error("execvp", path); } +static void _nonroot_warning() +{ + if (getuid() || geteuid()) + log_warn("WARNING: Running as a non-root user. Functionality may be unavailable."); +} + int lvm2_main(int argc, char **argv, unsigned is_static) { char *base; @@ -1186,6 +1192,7 @@ } #ifdef READLINE_SUPPORT if (!alias && argc == 1) { + _nonroot_warning(); ret = lvm_shell(cmd, &_cmdline); goto out; } @@ -1203,6 +1210,7 @@ argv++; } + _nonroot_warning(); ret = lvm_run_command(cmd, argc, argv); if ((ret == ENO_SUCH_CMD) && (!alias)) ret = _run_script(cmd, argc, argv);