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Diffstat (limited to 'src/inspircd.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/inspircd.cpp | 38 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/inspircd.cpp b/src/inspircd.cpp index f35da105d..94894557b 100644 --- a/src/inspircd.cpp +++ b/src/inspircd.cpp @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const char* ExitCodes[] = "Bad commandline parameters", // 5 "Can't write PID file", // 6 "SocketEngine could not initialize", // 7 - "Refusing to start up as root", // 8 + "UNUSED", // 8 "Couldn't load module on startup", // 9 "Received SIGTERM" // 10 }; @@ -80,6 +80,23 @@ namespace { void VoidSignalHandler(int); + // Warns a user running as root that they probably shouldn't. + void CheckRoot() + { +#ifndef _WIN32 + if (getegid() != 0 && geteuid() != 0) + return; + + std::cout << con_red << "Warning!" << con_reset << " You have started as root. Running as root is generally not required" << std::endl + << "and may allow an attacker to gain access to your system if they find a way to" << std::endl + << "exploit your IRC server." << std::endl + << std::endl + << "InspIRCd will start in 30 seconds. If you are sure that you need to run as root" << std::endl + << "then you can pass the " << con_bright << "--runasroot" << con_reset << " option to disable this wait." << std::endl; + sleep(30); +#endif + } + // Collects performance statistics for the STATS command. void CollectStats() { @@ -465,24 +482,9 @@ InspIRCd::InspIRCd(int argc, char** argv) Exit(EXIT_STATUS_CONFIG); } -#ifndef _WIN32 - if (!do_root) - this->CheckRoot(); - else - { - std::cout << "* WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING *" << std::endl - << "YOU ARE RUNNING INSPIRCD AS ROOT. THIS IS UNSUPPORTED" << std::endl - << "AND IF YOU ARE HACKED, CRACKED, SPINDLED OR MUTILATED" << std::endl - << "OR ANYTHING ELSE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS TO YOU OR YOUR" << std::endl - << "SERVER, THEN IT IS YOUR OWN FAULT. IF YOU DID NOT MEAN" << std::endl - << "TO START INSPIRCD AS ROOT, HIT CTRL+C NOW AND RESTART" << std::endl - << "THE PROGRAM AS A NORMAL USER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!" << std::endl << std::endl - << "InspIRCd starting in 20 seconds, ctrl+c to abort..." << std::endl; - sleep(20); - } -#endif - SetSignals(); + if (!do_root) + CheckRoot(); if (!Config->cmdline.nofork && !ForkIntoBackground()) { |