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nixos/systemd: move systemd-provided NSS modules to systemd module #86940

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nixos/systemd/resolved: add resolve to nss hosts database if enabled
flokli May 5, 2020
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nixos/systemd: move NSS module logic to systemd module
flokli May 5, 2020
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20 changes: 0 additions & 20 deletions nixos/modules/config/nsswitch.nix
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# only with nscd up and running we can load NSS modules that are not integrated in NSS
canLoadExternalModules = config.services.nscd.enable;
myhostname = canLoadExternalModules;
mymachines = canLoadExternalModules;
# XXX Move these to their respective modules
nssmdns = canLoadExternalModules && config.services.avahi.nssmdns;
nsswins = canLoadExternalModules && config.services.samba.nsswins;
ldap = canLoadExternalModules && (config.users.ldap.enable && config.users.ldap.nsswitch);
resolved = canLoadExternalModules && config.services.resolved.enable;

hostArray = mkMerge [
(mkBefore [ "files" ])
(mkIf mymachines [ "mymachines" ])
(mkIf nssmdns [ "mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return]" ])
(mkIf nsswins [ "wins" ])
(mkIf resolved [ "resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]" ])
(mkAfter [ "dns" ])
(mkIf nssmdns (mkOrder 1501 [ "mdns" ])) # 1501 to ensure it's after dns
(mkIf myhostname (mkOrder 1600 [ "myhostname" ])) # 1600 to ensure it's always the last
];

passwdArray = mkMerge [
(mkBefore [ "files" ])
(mkIf ldap [ "ldap" ])
(mkIf mymachines [ "mymachines" ])
(mkIf canLoadExternalModules (mkAfter [ "systemd" ]))
];

shadowArray = mkMerge [
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assertion = config.system.nssModules.path != "" -> canLoadExternalModules;
message = "Loading NSS modules from path ${config.system.nssModules.path} requires nscd being enabled.";
}
{
# resolved does not need to add to nssModules, therefore needs an extra assertion
assertion = resolved -> canLoadExternalModules;
message = "Loading systemd-resolved's nss-resolve NSS module requires nscd being enabled.";
}
];

# Name Service Switch configuration file. Required by the C
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hosts = hostArray;
services = mkBefore [ "files" ];
};

# Systemd provides nss-myhostname to ensure that our hostname
# always resolves to a valid IP address. It returns all locally
# configured IP addresses, or ::1 and 127.0.0.2 as
# fallbacks. Systemd also provides nss-mymachines to return IP
# addresses of local containers.
system.nssModules = (optionals canLoadExternalModules [ config.systemd.package.out ]);
};
}
4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions nixos/modules/system/boot/resolved.nix
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users.users.resolved.group = "systemd-resolve";

# add resolve to nss hosts database if enabled and nscd enabled
# system.nssModules is configured in nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
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This isn't enough. We need to mkOrder in such a way that we're sure dns follows resolve

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dns is still added with (mkAfter [ "dns" ]) - try nix-build nixos/tests/networking.nix --arg networkd true -A dhcpOneIf.driver && result/bin/nixos-run-vms and cat /etc/nsswitch.conf on the client:

cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | grep hosts
hosts:    files mymachines resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns myhostname

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perfect

system.nssDatabases.hosts = optional config.services.nscd.enable "resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]";
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systemd.additionalUpstreamSystemUnits = [
"systemd-resolved.service"
];
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system.build.units = cfg.units;

# Systemd provides various NSS modules to look up dynamic users, locally
# configured IP adresses and local container hostnames.
# On NixOS, these can only be passed to the NSS system via nscd (and its
# LD_LIBRARY_PATH), which is why it's usually a very good idea to have nscd
# enabled (also see the config.nscd.enable description).
# While there is already an assertion in place complaining loudly about
# having nssModules configured and nscd disabled, for some reason we still
# check for nscd being enabled before adding to nssModules.
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@florianjacob as the author of e370e97, can you elaborate on why we silently disable these nss modules if nscd is disabled, even though there's an assertion in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/86940/files#diff-5796c52b71eee35842f408f4126430d6R126-R127 which should complain if nss modules are present, but nscd disabled (so nssModules are not respected)?

Maybe instead of silently ignoring these (and breaking dynamic user support, as well as other NSS modules), can't we ask the user to mkForce system.nssModules = [] in the assertion message if they really doesn't want any external NSS modules?

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Also see #43607 and #86010 for context.

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I really like your idea. There is no reason for the current behaviour and system.nssModules = systemd.out seems like the most elegant solution and also prevents users from accidentially breaking their systems by disabling nscd.

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I hope @florianjacob can shed some light on this. I think we should never have to add vague comments like for some reason we still check for nscd being enabled before adding to nssModules. The source should be a place of truth :) If we can't figure it out and the original authors don't respond we might as well change the implementation until we encounter errors and can properly document them.

system.nssModules = optional config.services.nscd.enable systemd.out;
system.nssDatabases = mkIf config.services.nscd.enable {
hosts = (mkMerge [
[ "mymachines" ]
(mkOrder 1600 [ "myhostname" ] # 1600 to ensure it's always the last
)
]);
passwd = (mkMerge [
[ "mymachines" ]
(mkAfter [ "systemd" ])
]);
};

environment.systemPackages = [ systemd ];

environment.etc = let
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