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Added warning about implicit versus explicity rules in

the doas.conf manual page.
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Jesse Smith 2020-11-07 17:04:16 -04:00
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@ -130,6 +130,24 @@ To make editing the doas.conf file safer, a convenience script called
vidoas is included with the doas software. This script can be run as
a regular user and automatically checks the syntax of the doas.conf file
before installing it on the system.
Please take note that it is a bad idea to assign permission to users
implicitly, even if blocking/denying exceptions are made. For instance, try
to avoid using rules like
.Bd -literal -offset indent
permit susan as
deny susan as root
.Ed
The above example uses two rules to permit Susan to switch to any user, except
root. This is dangerous for two reasons. First, it means if new users,
including ones with admin access, are added to the system later then
Susan can use their accounts. It also means if the file is truncated or
accessed while being updated the doas program may read the first rule
before the second has been written, giving Susan access to everything,
including the root account. The better approach to is explicity allow Susan
to access only specific accounts she needs to use.
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following example permits users in group wsrc to build ports;
wheel to execute commands as any user while keeping the environment