<para>The files listed with this
directive will be read shortly before
the process is executed (more
- specifically, this means after all
+ specifically, after all
processes from a previous unit state
terminated. This means you can
generate these files in one unit
capability sets as documented in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>cap_from_text</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
Note that these capability sets are
- usually influenced by the capabilities
+ usually influenced (and filtered) by the capabilities
attached to the executed file. Due to
that
<varname>CapabilityBoundingSet=</varname>
<term><varname>ReadOnlyDirectories=</varname></term>
<term><varname>InaccessibleDirectories=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Sets up a new
- file system namespace for executed
+ <listitem><para>Sets up a new file
+ system namespace for executed
processes. These options may be used
to limit access a process might have
to the main file system
processes inside the namespace. Note
that restricting access with these
options does not extend to submounts
- of a directory. You must list
- submounts separately in these settings
- to ensure the same limited
- access. These options may be specified
+ of a directory that are created later
+ on. These options may be specified
more than once in which case all
directories listed will have limited
access from within the namespace. If
the empty string is assigned to this
- option, the specific list is reset, and
- all prior assignments have no
+ option, the specific list is reset,
+ and all prior assignments have no
effect.</para>
<para>Paths in
<varname>ReadOnlyDirectories=</varname>
processes via
<filename>/tmp</filename> or
<filename>/var/tmp</filename>
- impossible. If this is enabled all
+ impossible. If this is enabled, all
temporary files created by a service
in these directories will be removed
after the service is stopped. Defaults
accessible).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>ProtectSystem=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument or
+ <literal>full</literal>. If true,
+ mounts the <filename>/usr</filename>
+ directory read-only for processes
+ invoked by this unit. If set to
+ <literal>full</literal>, the
+ <filename>/etc</filename> directory is mounted
+ read-only, too. This setting ensures
+ that any modification of the vendor
+ supplied operating system (and
+ optionally its configuration) is
+ prohibited for the service. It is
+ recommended to enable this setting for
+ all long-running services, unless they
+ are involved with system updates or
+ need to modify the operating system in
+ other ways. Note however that
+ processes retaining the CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+ capability can undo the effect of this
+ setting. This setting is hence
+ particularly useful for daemons which
+ have this capability removed, for
+ example with
+ <varname>CapabilityBoundingSet=</varname>. Defaults
+ to off.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>ProtectHome=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument or
+ <literal>read-only</literal>. If true,
+ the directories
+ <filename>/home</filename> and
+ <filename>/run/user</filename> are
+ made inaccessible and empty for
+ processes invoked by this unit. If set
+ to <literal>read-only</literal>, the
+ two directores are made read-only
+ instead. It is recommended to enable
+ this setting for all long-running
+ services (in particular network-facing
+ ones), to ensure they cannot get access
+ to private user data, unless the
+ services actually require access to
+ the user's private data. Note however
+ that processes retaining the
+ CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability can undo the
+ effect of this setting. This setting
+ is hence particularly useful for
+ daemons which have this capability
+ removed, for example with
+ <varname>CapabilityBoundingSet=</varname>. Defaults
+ to off.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>MountFlags=</varname></term>
namespace related options
(<varname>PrivateTmp=</varname>,
<varname>PrivateDevices=</varname>,
+ <varname>ReadOnlySystem=</varname>,
+ <varname>ProtectedHome=</varname>,
<varname>ReadOnlyDirectories=</varname>,
<varname>InaccessibleDirectories=</varname>
and
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>AppArmorProfile=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Take a profile name as argument.
+ <listitem><para>Takes a profile name as argument.
The process executed by the unit will switch to
this profile when started. Profiles must already
be loaded in the kernel, or the unit will fail.
correctly on x86-64). If running in user
mode and this option is used,
<varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname>
- is implied. By default no
+ is implied. By default, no
restriction applies, all address
families are accessible to
processes. If assigned the empty
- string any previous list changes are
+ string, any previous list changes are
undone.</para>
<para>Use this option to limit
exposure of processes to remote
systems, in particular via exotic
network protocols. Note that in most
- cases the local
+ cases, the local
<constant>AF_UNIX</constant> address
family should be included in the
configured whitelist as it is
<constant>x86</constant> and
<constant>x86-64</constant>. This is
useful when running 32-bit services on
- a 64-bit host system. If not specified
+ a 64-bit host system. If not specified,
the personality is left unmodified and
thus reflects the personality of the
host system's
<term><varname>RuntimeDirectoryMode=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a list of
- directory names. If set one or more
+ directory names. If set, one or more
directories by the specified names
will be created below
<filename>/run</filename> (for system
services) or below
<varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>
(for user services) when the unit is
- started and removed when the unit is
+ started, and removed when the unit is
stopped. The directories will have the
access mode specified in
<varname>RuntimeDirectoryMode=</varname>,
<literal>/</literal>, i.e. must refer
to simple directories to create or
remove. This is particularly useful
- for unpriviliges daemons that cannot
+ for unprivileged daemons that cannot
create runtime directories in
<filename>/run</filename> due to lack
of privileges, and to make sure the
<varname>systemd.setenv=</varname> (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>). Additional
variables may also be set through PAM,
- c.f. <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_env</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ cf. <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_env</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
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