allow users to override at runtime the lock file to use through the
XTABLES_LOCKFILE environment variable.
It allows to use iptables when the user has granted enough
capabilities (e.g. a user+network namespace) to configure the network
but that lacks access to the XT_LOCK_NAME (by default placed under
/run).
$ XTABLES_LOCKFILE=/tmp/xtables unshare -rn iptables ...
Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
configure.ac | 1 +
iptables/iptables.8.in | 8 ++++++++
iptables/xshared.c | 11 ++++++++---
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31a8bb26..d37752a2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ AC_SUBST([libxtables_vmajor])
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([XT_LOCK_NAME], "${xt_lock_name}",
[Location of the iptables lock file])
+AC_SUBST([XT_LOCK_NAME], "${xt_lock_name}")
AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile extensions/GNUmakefile include/Makefile
iptables/Makefile iptables/xtables.pc
diff --git a/iptables/iptables.8.in b/iptables/iptables.8.in
index 054564b3..999cf339 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables.8.in
+++ b/iptables/iptables.8.in
@@ -397,6 +397,14 @@ corresponding to that rule's position in the chain.
\fB\-\-modprobe=\fP\fIcommand\fP
When adding or inserting rules into a chain, use \fIcommand\fP
to load any necessary modules (targets, match extensions, etc).
+
+.SH LOCK FILE
+iptables uses the \fI@XT_LOCK_NAME@\fP file to take an exclusive lock at
+launch.
+
+The \fBXTABLES_LOCKFILE\fP environment variable can be used to override
+the default setting.
+
.SH MATCH AND TARGET EXTENSIONS
.PP
iptables can use extended packet matching and target modules.
diff --git a/iptables/xshared.c b/iptables/xshared.c
index c1d1371a..7d97637f 100644
--- a/iptables/xshared.c
+++ b/iptables/xshared.c
@@ -249,15 +249,20 @@ void xs_init_match(struct xtables_match *match)
static int xtables_lock(int wait, struct timeval *wait_interval)
{
struct timeval time_left, wait_time;
+ const char *lock_file;
int fd, i = 0;
time_left.tv_sec = wait;
time_left.tv_usec = 0;
- fd = open(XT_LOCK_NAME, O_CREAT, 0600);
+ lock_file = getenv("XTABLES_LOCKFILE");
+ if (lock_file == NULL || lock_file[0] == '\0')
+ lock_file = XT_LOCK_NAME;
+
+ fd = open(lock_file, O_CREAT, 0600);
if (fd < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: can't open lock file %s: %s\n",
- XT_LOCK_NAME, strerror(errno));
+ lock_file, strerror(errno));
return XT_LOCK_FAILED;
}
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ static int xtables_lock(int wait, struct timeval *wait_interval)
if (flock(fd, LOCK_EX) == 0)
return fd;
- fprintf(stderr, "Can't lock %s: %s\n", XT_LOCK_NAME,
+ fprintf(stderr, "Can't lock %s: %s\n", lock_file,
strerror(errno));
return XT_LOCK_BUSY;
}
--
2.26.2
