Re: [PATCH 1/2] nfs-service: Added the starting of gssproxy

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On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:08:04 +1000
NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:55:49 -0400 "J. Bruce Fields"
> <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 08:26:55PM -0400, Simo Sorce wrote:
> > > On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:58:05 -0400
> > > Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On 09/22/2014 06:34 PM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 05:14:05PM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On 09/22/2014 04:44 PM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > > > >>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 03:43:09PM -0400, Steve Dickson
> > > > >>> wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> On 09/22/2014 03:26 PM, Simo Sorce wrote:
> > > > >>>>> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:20:07 -0400
> > > > >>>>> Steve Dickson <steved@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> Added the gssproxy.service to both the Wants= and
> > > > >>>>>> Atfers= lines, before the rpc-svcgssd.service. There
> > > > >>>>>> are  ConditionPathExists= lines in the
> > > > >>>>>> rpc-svcgssd.service unit which will stop the rpc.svcgssd
> > > > >>>>>> daemon from starting when the gssproxy daemon is already
> > > > >>>>>> running.
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Steve Dickson <steved@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >>>>>> ---
> > > > >>>>>>  systemd/nfs-server.service | 5 +++--
> > > > >>>>>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> diff --git a/systemd/nfs-server.service
> > > > >>>>>> b/systemd/nfs-server.service index 2fa7387..c740fa2
> > > > >>>>>> 100644 --- a/systemd/nfs-server.service
> > > > >>>>>> +++ b/systemd/nfs-server.service
> > > > >>>>>> @@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
> > > > >>>>>>  Description=NFS server and services
> > > > >>>>>>  Requires= network.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount
> > > > >>>>>> rpcbind.target Requires= nfs-mountd.service
> > > > >>>>>> -Wants=rpc-statd.service nfs-idmapd.service
> > > > >>>>>> rpc-gssd.service rpc-svcgssd.service
> > > > >>>>>> +Wants=rpc-statd.service nfs-idmapd.service
> > > > >>>>>> +Wants=rpc-gssd.service Wants=rpc-statd-notify.service
> > > > >>>>>>  
> > > > >>>>>>  After= network.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount rpcbind.target
> > > > >>>>>> nfs-mountd.service After= nfs-idmapd.service
> > > > >>>>>> rpc-statd.service -After= rpc-gssd.service
> > > > >>>>>> rpc-svcgssd.service +After= rpc-gssd.service
> > > > >>>>>> gssproxy.service rpc-svcgssd.service Before=
> > > > >>>>>> rpc-statd-notify.service 
> > > > >>>>>>  Wants=nfs-config.service
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> I think you really need to insure that the modules are
> > > > >>>>> loaded before any of the server services are started,
> > > > >>>>> perhaps adding a unit file that exec's modprobe and has
> > > > >>>>> "Before: gssproxy.service rpc-svcgssd.service" in it ?
> > > > >>>> I really don't think its needed... From my testing it
> > > > >>>> appears gssproxy is always being started and rpc.svcgssd
> > > > >>>> is not... 
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Huh.  Well rpc-svcgssd.service has
> > > > >>> var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount as both "Requires=" and
> > > > >>> "After=", so rpc-svcgssd.service will never run without
> > > > >>> first running var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount, which will load
> > > > >>> sunrpc.  But I don't see where auth_rpcgss is getting
> > > > >>> loaded.  And I don't see what ensures anything happening
> > > > >>> before gssproxy runs.
> > > > >> It happens during the mount on the client and when the server
> > > > >> is started. 
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> We want to make sure your testing's not just getting lucky
> > > > >>> on the startup order.
> > > > >> The reason it working is because rpc.gssd is being started
> > > > >> on the server these days for callbacks and the After= line in
> > > > >> rpc-svcgssd.service is being executed before the
> > > > >> ConditionPathExists which cause rpc.svcgssd not to start.
> > > > > 
> > > > > nfs-utils$ grep After systemd/rpc-svcgssd.service 
> > > > > After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
> > > > > After=gssproxy.service
> > > > > After=nfs-config.service
> > > > > 
> > > > > There doesn't seem to be an After= line referring to rpc.gssd.
> > > > No, why should there be? There is After= line referring to
> > > > rpc.gssd in nfs-server.service
> > > > 
> > > > grep After systemd/nfs-server.service 
> > > > After= network.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount rpcbind.target
> > > > nfs-mountd.service After= nfs-idmapd.service rpc-statd.service
> > > > After= rpc-gssd.service rpc-svcgssd.service
> > > > After=nfs-config.service
> > > > 
> > > > So when the server starts,rpc.gssd will start and rpc.svcgssd
> > > > will start if gssproxy is not enable and there is a key tab. 
> > > 
> > > They can start in parallel, there is nothing in that line that
> > > makes one start before the other.
> > > 
> > > If you are relying on this you are relying on luck.
> > > 
> > > > >> So when gssproxy.service does it's "Before=nfs-secure.service
> > > > >> nfs-secure-server.service" line everything is loaded before
> > > > >> gssproxy start... 
> > > > > 
> > > > > That line only makes gss-proxy start before those other
> > > > > things.
> > > > Right, which will load the sunrpc modules.
> > > 
> > > No, starting before those service in itself achieves nothing.\
> > > I think what may cause the module to load maybe the fact
> > > gssproxy.service includes:
> > > Requires=proc-fs-nfsd.mount
> > 
> > I'd expect that to only load the nfsd module.
> > 
> > Hm, I think nfsd actually has a dependency on auth_rpcgss.  I
> > wonder if that's correct.  Maybe that's what's doing it.
> > 
> > > But to be honest this was a hack to deal with broken nfs service
> > > files, gss-proxy should not require nfsd, the dependency should
> > > be the other way around, as gss-proxy can run on machines where
> > > there is no nfs service whatsoever, as it stand this is a bug in
> > > gssproxy.service and I'd like to fix it.
> > 
> > So, something like this?  (Untested, no idea if I'm doing this
> > right.)
> > 
> > --b.
> > 
> > diff --git a/systemd/auth-rpcgss-module.service
> > b/systemd/auth-rpcgss-module.service new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..252545b458fd
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/systemd/auth-rpcgss-module.service
> > @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
> > +# We want to start gss-proxy on kernels that support it and
> > rpc.svcgssd +# on those that don't.  Those services check for
> > support by checking +# for existence of the
> > path /proc/net/rpc/use-gss-proxy.  Before they +# can perform that
> > check, they need this module loaded.  (Unless +# rpcsec_gss is
> > built directly into the kernel, in which case this unit +# will
> > fail.  But that's OK.) +[Unit]
> > +Description=Kernel Module supporting RPCSEC_GSS
> > +Before=gssproxy.service rpc-svcgssd.service
> > +
> > +[Service]
> > +ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe -q auth_rpcgss
> 
> I think you need
>    Type=oneshot
> 
> else systemd won't wait for the modprobe to complete before running
> the other services.
> 
> > +
> > +[Install]
> > +WantedBy=gssproxy.service rpc-svcgssd.service
> 
> I don't think you want an install section.  That means the service
> has to be explicitly enabled, which is a pain.
> I think nfs-server.service should Want= this.
> I also think 
> 
>   ConditionPathExists=/etc/krb5.keytab
> 
> would be appropriate.

If GSS-Proxy is in use the administrator may choose to use a keytab in
a different location, so I am not entirely sure we should depend
on /etc/krb5.keytab, however it is also ok to decide that if the admin
wants to use a different place that they create a custom unit file.
Up to you.

Simo.


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Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York
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