diff --git a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
index e7fa04e1abb134c57e0ca39be5035fb5d8a22e4e..35059a8d113f3f89797f7f0274c07f5e8ef1efec 100644
--- a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
+++ b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ NOTES FOR FUTURE RELEASES: see TODO file.
<DEVELOPERS: ADDITIONS TO THE CHANGE LOG GO JUST BELOW HERE, PLEASE>
+ [CF] smartd: Add option '-C, --capabilities' if libcap-ng is available
+ (ticket #45).
+ Support is added if libcap-ng is found during build. This can
+ be overridden by configure option '--with-libcap-ng=[auto|yes|no]'.
+
+ Based on Debian patch:
+ http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/smartmontools/5.39-3/62_lowcap.patch
+ Modified to fix regression (ticket #41, Debian bug 564876).
+
[CF] Bugfix release 5.39.1.
[CF] Linux: Fix spin-up of SATA drive if '-n standby' is used
diff --git a/smartmontools/INSTALL b/smartmontools/INSTALL
index b97c5cdcfab5e8599ec2f8775341e5f9ce00097a..ba220efaec285530d863552a97fafe7910026c35 100644
--- a/smartmontools/INSTALL
+++ b/smartmontools/INSTALL
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@ OPTIONS DEFAULT AFFECTS
--with-selinux <not set> Enables SELinux support. If smartmontools has to create the /dev/tw[ae] device
nodes for 3ware/AMCC controllers, this option ensures that the nodes are created
with correct SELinux file contexts.
+--with-libcap-ng --with-libcap-ng=auto Enables/disables libcap-ng support. If enabled and libcap-ng is
+ available, option --capabilities is added to smartd.
--enable-drivedb --disable-drivedb Enables default drive database file '${drivedbdir}/drivedb.h'
--with-drivedbdir ${prefix}/share/smartmontools Directory for 'drivedb.h' (implies --enable-drivedb)
--enable-savestates --disable-savestates Enables default smartd state files '${savestates}MODEL-SERIAL.ata.state'
diff --git a/smartmontools/Makefile.am b/smartmontools/Makefile.am
index 30aa1e32db801d7c07d6daab1c87fa1bdec2fad4..943a73bd9fea814004154b4dc8b0327620111368 100644
--- a/smartmontools/Makefile.am
+++ b/smartmontools/Makefile.am
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ smartd_SOURCES = smartd.cpp \
utility.cpp \
utility.h
-smartd_LDADD = @os_deps@ @os_libs@
+smartd_LDADD = @os_deps@ @os_libs@ @CAPNG_LDADD@
smartd_DEPENDENCIES = @os_deps@
EXTRA_smartd_SOURCES = os_darwin.cpp \
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ install-initdDATA : $(initd_DATA_install)
uninstall-initdDATA: $(initd_DATA_uninstall)
+if ENABLE_CAPABILITIES
+MAN_CAPABILITIES = cat
+else
+MAN_CAPABILITIES = sed '/BEGIN ENABLE_CAPABILITIES/,/END ENABLE_CAPABILITIES/d'
+endif
+
if ENABLE_DRIVEDB
MAN_DRIVEDB = sed "s|/usr/local/share/smartmontools/drivedb\\.h|$(drivedbdir)/drivedb.h|g"
else
@@ -435,6 +441,7 @@ ${file}: $(srcdir)/${file}.in Makefile svnversion.h
s|/usr/local/share/doc/smartmontools-5.1/|$(docsdir)/|g; \
s|/usr/local/etc/smartd\\.conf|$(sysconfdir)/smartd.conf|g; \
s|/usr/local/etc/smart_drivedb\\.h|$(sysconfdir)/smart_drivedb\\.h|g" ${.ALLSRC:M*.in} | \
+ $(MAN_CAPABILITIES) | \
$(MAN_DRIVEDB) | \
$(MAN_SAVESTATES) | \
$(MAN_ATTRIBUTELOG) > $@
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ smart%: $(srcdir)/smart%.in Makefile svnversion.h
sed "s|/usr/local/share/doc/smartmontools-5.1/|$(docsdir)/|g" | \
sed "s|/usr/local/etc/smartd\\.conf|$(sysconfdir)/smartd.conf|g" | \
sed "s|/usr/local/etc/smart_drivedb\\.h|$(sysconfdir)/smart_drivedb\\.h|g" | \
+ $(MAN_CAPABILITIES) | \
$(MAN_DRIVEDB) | \
$(MAN_SAVESTATES) | \
$(MAN_ATTRIBUTELOG) > $@
diff --git a/smartmontools/NEWS b/smartmontools/NEWS
index fd64f13f12277180cde9c3a5f2b5b0790353eafe..35fee538ac847e8902a20ed27dedeb11dc472937 100644
--- a/smartmontools/NEWS
+++ b/smartmontools/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Summary: smartmontools release 5.40
- configure: New default value for '--with-docdir'.
- Drive database is in a separate source file 'drivedb.h'
which can be downloaded from SVN.
+- smartd libcap-ng support, option '-C, --capabilities'.
Date 2010-01-28
Summary: smartmontools release 5.39.1
diff --git a/smartmontools/configure.in b/smartmontools/configure.in
index 5eba7381045b822f793ae098f069da680cb19268..41876cad02d36366b6965b17d9f2891874c56761 100644
--- a/smartmontools/configure.in
+++ b/smartmontools/configure.in
@@ -233,6 +233,29 @@ if test "$with_selinux" = "yes"; then
AC_DEFINE(WITH_SELINUX, [1], [Define to 1 if SELinux support is enabled])
fi
+AC_ARG_WITH(libcap-ng,
+ [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libcap-ng=[auto|yes|no]], [Add Libcap-ng support to smartd [auto]])],
+ [with_libcap_ng="$withval"],
+ [with_libcap_ng=auto])
+
+use_libcap_ng=no
+if test "$with_libcap_ng" != "no"; then
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(cap-ng, capng_clear,
+ [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBCAP_NG, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the `cap-ng' library (-lcap-ng).])
+ CAPNG_LDADD="-lcap-ng"; use_libcap_ng=yes])
+
+ if test "$use_libcap_ng" = "yes"; then
+ AC_CHECK_HEADER(cap-ng.h, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([libcap-ng libraries found but headers are missing])])
+ elif test "$with_libcap_ng" = "yes"; then
+ AC_MSG_ERROR([libcap-ng support was requested but the library was not found])
+ fi
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use libcap-ng])
+AC_SUBST(CAPNG_LDADD)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_CAPABILITIES, [test "$use_libcap_ng" = "yes"])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$use_libcap_ng])
+
if test "$prefix" = "NONE"; then
dnl no prefix and no mandir, so use ${prefix}/share/man as default
if test "$mandir" = '${prefix}/man'; then
diff --git a/smartmontools/smartd.8.in b/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
index 619f4528590ffe7750456f94cd1088db843ee53c..f560459476d30f1310c7983f905bee84a52d3868 100644
--- a/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
+++ b/smartmontools/smartd.8.in
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ input. This is useful for commands like:
.fi
to perform quick and simple checks without a configuration file.
+.\" BEGIN ENABLE_CAPABILITIES
+.TP
+.B \-C, \-\-capabilities
+Use \fBcapabilities(7)\fP (EXPERIMENTAL).
+
+Warning: Mail notification does not work when used.
+
+.\" END ENABLE_CAPABILITIES
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-debug
Runs \fBsmartd\fP in "debug" mode. In this mode, it displays status
diff --git a/smartmontools/smartd.cpp b/smartmontools/smartd.cpp
index ddf431f12570f2f47aec1afe9dea7e61380e58e0..e9c0b02d792968394bc9a831c8695c6d2e9de8ca 100644
--- a/smartmontools/smartd.cpp
+++ b/smartmontools/smartd.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+ /*
* Home page of code is: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
*
* Copyright (C) 2002-10 Bruce Allen <smartmontools-support@lists.sourceforge.net>
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ extern "C" int __stdcall FreeConsole(void);
#include <io.h> // setmode()
#endif // __CYGWIN__
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+#include <cap-ng.h>
+#endif // LIBCAP_NG
+
// locally included files
#include "int64.h"
#include "atacmds.h"
@@ -190,6 +194,11 @@ static int facility=LOG_DAEMON;
static bool do_fork=true;
#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+// command-line: enable capabilities?
+static bool enable_capabilities = false;
+#endif
+
// used for control of printing, passing arguments to atacmds.c
smartmonctrl *con=NULL;
@@ -918,6 +927,14 @@ static void MailWarning(const dev_config & cfg, dev_state & state, int which, co
return;
}
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ if (enable_capabilities) {
+ PrintOut(LOG_ERR, "Sending a mail was supressed. "
+ "Mails can't be send when capabilites are enabled\n");
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
// record the time of this mail message, and the first mail message
if (!mail->logged)
mail->firstsent=epoch;
@@ -1464,6 +1481,11 @@ void Usage (void){
PrintOut(LOG_INFO,"\n");
PrintOut(LOG_INFO," -c NAME|-, --configfile=NAME|-\n");
PrintOut(LOG_INFO," Read configuration file NAME or stdin [default is %s]\n\n", configfile);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ PrintOut(LOG_INFO," -C, --capabilities\n");
+ PrintOut(LOG_INFO," Use capabilities (EXPERIMENTAL).\n"
+ " Warning: Mail notification does not work when used.\n\n");
+#endif
PrintOut(LOG_INFO," -d, --debug\n");
PrintOut(LOG_INFO," Start smartd in debug mode\n\n");
PrintOut(LOG_INFO," -D, --showdirectives\n");
@@ -3707,7 +3729,11 @@ void ParseOpts(int argc, char **argv){
char *tailptr;
long lchecktime;
// Please update GetValidArgList() if you edit shortopts
- const char *shortopts = "c:l:q:dDni:p:r:s:A:B:Vh?";
+ static const char shortopts[] = "c:l:q:dDni:p:r:s:A:B:Vh?"
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ "C"
+#endif
+ ;
char *arg;
// Please update GetValidArgList() if you edit longopts
struct option longopts[] = {
@@ -3733,6 +3759,9 @@ void ParseOpts(int argc, char **argv){
{ "copyright", no_argument, 0, 'V' },
{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
{ "usage", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ { "capabilities", no_argument, 0, 'C' },
+#endif
{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
};
@@ -3891,6 +3920,12 @@ void ParseOpts(int argc, char **argv){
PrintOut(LOG_INFO, "%s", format_version_info("smartd", true /*full*/).c_str());
EXIT(0);
break;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ case 'C':
+ // enable capabilities
+ enable_capabilities = true;
+ break;
+#endif
case 'h':
// help: print summary of command-line options
debugmode=1;
@@ -4230,6 +4265,16 @@ int main_worker(int argc, char **argv)
bool write_states_always = true;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ // Drop capabilities
+ if (enable_capabilities) {
+ capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ capng_updatev(CAPNG_ADD, (capng_type_t)(CAPNG_EFFECTIVE|CAPNG_PERMITTED),
+ CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_MKNOD, CAP_SYS_RAWIO, -1);
+ capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ }
+#endif
+
// the main loop of the code
for (;;) {
@@ -4323,7 +4368,18 @@ int main_worker(int argc, char **argv)
PrintTestSchedule(configs, states, devices);
return 0;
}
-
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ if (enable_capabilities) {
+ for (unsigned i = 0; i < configs.size(); i++) {
+ if (!configs[i].emailaddress.empty() || !configs[i].emailcmdline.empty()) {
+ PrintOut(LOG_WARNING, "Mail can't be enabled together with --capabilities. All mail will be suppressed.\n");
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+
// reset signal
caughtsigHUP=0;