# HG changeset patch # User Kim Alvefur # Date 1506519430 -7200 # Node ID 57c5dd08ff0a9cef5ecaf048cc6b3f0b96bb4896 # Parent 5ebad58b2548b1ba77c0f40fd61d7d4277eb229e prosodyctl: Abort and warn if the config can't be opened after dropping root privileges (fixes #990) diff -r 5ebad58b2548 -r 57c5dd08ff0a prosodyctl --- a/prosodyctl Wed Sep 27 15:33:29 2017 +0200 +++ b/prosodyctl Wed Sep 27 15:37:10 2017 +0200 @@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ if not switched_user then -- Boo! print("Warning: Couldn't switch to Prosody user/group '"..tostring(desired_user).."'/'"..tostring(desired_group).."': "..tostring(err)); + else + -- Make sure the Prosody user can read the config + local conf, err, errno = io.open(ENV_CONFIG); + if conf then + conf:close(); + else + print("The config file is not readable by the '"..desired_user.."' user."); + print("Prosody will not be able to read it."); + print("Error was "..err); + os.exit(1); + end end end