Re: [PATCH v2] cifscreds: add a check and warnings for session keyring problems

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On Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:45:33 +0200
Milan Knížek <knizek.confy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jeff Layton píše v Čt 19. 07. 2012 v 09:35 -0400:
> > Many distros do not call into pam_keyinit to set up the session keyring
> > properly at login time. When cifscreds add is used in such a session,
> > the kernel will spawn a new session keyring in which to install the
> > credentials. That keyring will then go away once the cifscreds process
> > exits.
> 
> How does one arrange that the session keyring is set up properly for
> various login methods?
> 
> I added "session optional pam_keyinit.so force revoke"
> into /etc/pam.d/login and /etc/pam.d/sshd and "cifscreds add" works fine
> when logged in console (alt+f2) or via ssh.
> Session Keyring
>  812231719 --alswrv   1001   100  keyring: _ses
>  132272983 --alswrv   1001    -1   \_ keyring: _uid.1001
> 1046511393 ----sw-v   1001   100   \_ logon: cifs:a:192.168.1.3
> 
> 
> pam_keyinit.so was already in /etc/pam.d/gdm-password, though when
> logged in into Xfce from GDM, then "cifscreds add" typed in
> xfce4-terminal complains about non-persistent keyring.
> 
> I can see that the name of the top level keyring differs for Xfce session:
> Session Keyring
>  666176370 --alswrv   1001    -1  keyring: _uid_ses.1001
>  132272983 --alswrv   1001    -1   \_ keyring: _uid.1001
> 
> Does anyone know if that is some GDM bug/feature and how avoid it?
> 
> Sorry if being off-topic here, though I guess it might help others who
> will run into the problems with cifscreds, too.
> 

An excellent question. I see the same behavior on a fairly stock Fedora
17 host too. I can only assume that the actual desktop session is
ending up with a different keyring session than gdm had.

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxx>
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