Autodetermine if work-path needs to be specified in SSH authorized_keys #23301

zeripath · 2023-03-04T14:18:07Z

If a user's app.ini contains a APP_DATA_PATH which refers to a non-absolute path then gitea serv etc. become dependent on the AppWorkPath.

gitea serv may then require --work-path to be set in the authorized_keys if the AppWorkPath determined by gitea web and gitea serv are different.

This would occur if GITEA_WORK_DIR is set, --work-path is used to run gitea web or if the AppPath cannot be determined at start-up.

This PR adds some code to attempt to automatically determine if this is necessary and adds some documentation to suggest adding --work-path to the template.

This should prevent SSH failures from happening as described in #19317

Replace #22754

If a user's `app.ini` contains a `APP_DATA_PATH` which refers to a non-absolute path then `gitea serv` etc. become dependent on the `AppWorkPath`. `gitea serv` may then require `--work-path` to be set in the `authorized_keys` if the `AppWorkPath` determined by `gitea web` and `gitea serv` are different. This would occur if `GITEA_WORK_DIR` is set, `--work-path` is used to run `gitea web` or if the AppPath cannot be determined at start-up. This PR adds some code to attempt to automatically determine if this is necessary and adds some documentation to suggest adding `--work-path` to the template. This should prevent SSH failures from happening as described in go-gitea#19317 Replace go-gitea#22754 Signed-off-by: Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net>

wxiaoguang · 2023-03-04T14:46:43Z

I think it's better to simplify the Gitea's path system, instead of making it more complex. It's also worth to introducing breaking changes to simplify the path system.

I can't find a reason why the paths in config should be relative path, and why these paths should be controlled by various variables.

If some people really need the relative paths in config, just tell them to write %AppBinPath/data/.... in the future?

lunny · 2023-03-05T12:54:54Z

Could we assume the base path when it is a relative path? And of course, we can give it a warning or deprecated message. I also don't like introduce a new configuration item.

wxiaoguang · 2023-03-05T13:05:06Z

The old WorkPath etc are already the "assumed base path" , which already cause many problems. That mechanism was just patched and patched in history, became more and more complex. I believe at the moment few maintainers could tell how these paths work clearly without spending a lot of time on reading code.

In the future, Gitea could do the following steps to clean the legacy "path problems" fundamentally, without breaking most users:

Use ini package to update the app.ini, write absolute paths into it on startup.
If the app.ini is read-only, show Deprecated warning current release and do Fatal on next release.
If some site admin really needs to use relative path, introduce %AppBinPath% for app.ini.

By doing so, most users could upgrade to latest Gitea without any problem. If a site admin set app.ini to read-only, or they need to use relative path, they should be very sure about what they are doing and they must already have the ability to handle the breaking changes.

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wxiaoguang · 2023-05-02T12:54:04Z

Not only one user reports the WorkDir related bugs: Gitea's path system quirk and bug #24222 and more.

I do not think we should do more hacking and patching, the Gitea's path quirk should be fixed fundamentally.

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wxiaoguang · 2023-06-18T05:53:34Z

It needs these:

# The problem There were many "path tricks": * By default, Gitea uses its program directory as its work path * Gitea tries to use the "work path" to guess its "custom path" and "custom conf (app.ini)" * Users might want to use other directories as work path * The non-default work path should be passed to Gitea by GITEA_WORK_DIR or "--work-path" * But some Gitea processes are started without these values * The "serv" process started by OpenSSH server * The CLI sub-commands started by site admin * The paths are guessed by SetCustomPathAndConf again and again * The default values of "work path / custom path / custom conf" can be changed when compiling # The solution * Use `InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig` to handle these path tricks, and use test code to cover its behaviors. * When Gitea's web server runs, write the WORK_PATH to "app.ini", this value must be the most correct one, because if this value is not right, users would find that the web UI doesn't work and then they should be able to fix it. * Then all other sub-commands can use the WORK_PATH in app.ini to initialize their paths. * By the way, when Gitea starts for git protocol, it shouldn't output any log, otherwise the git protocol gets broken and client blocks forever. The "work path" priority is: WORK_PATH in app.ini > cmd arg --work-path > env var GITEA_WORK_DIR > builtin default The "app.ini" searching order is: cmd arg --config > cmd arg "work path / custom path" > env var "work path / custom path" > builtin default ## ⚠️ BREAKING If your instance's "work path / custom path / custom conf" doesn't meet the requirements (eg: work path must be absolute), Gitea will report a fatal error and exit. You need to set these values according to the error log. ---- Close #24818 Close #24222 Close #21606 Close #21498 Close #25107 Close #24981 Maybe close #24503 Replace #23301 Replace #22754 And maybe more

# The problem There were many "path tricks": * By default, Gitea uses its program directory as its work path * Gitea tries to use the "work path" to guess its "custom path" and "custom conf (app.ini)" * Users might want to use other directories as work path * The non-default work path should be passed to Gitea by GITEA_WORK_DIR or "--work-path" * But some Gitea processes are started without these values * The "serv" process started by OpenSSH server * The CLI sub-commands started by site admin * The paths are guessed by SetCustomPathAndConf again and again * The default values of "work path / custom path / custom conf" can be changed when compiling # The solution * Use `InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig` to handle these path tricks, and use test code to cover its behaviors. * When Gitea's web server runs, write the WORK_PATH to "app.ini", this value must be the most correct one, because if this value is not right, users would find that the web UI doesn't work and then they should be able to fix it. * Then all other sub-commands can use the WORK_PATH in app.ini to initialize their paths. * By the way, when Gitea starts for git protocol, it shouldn't output any log, otherwise the git protocol gets broken and client blocks forever. The "work path" priority is: WORK_PATH in app.ini > cmd arg --work-path > env var GITEA_WORK_DIR > builtin default The "app.ini" searching order is: cmd arg --config > cmd arg "work path / custom path" > env var "work path / custom path" > builtin default ## ⚠️ BREAKING If your instance's "work path / custom path / custom conf" doesn't meet the requirements (eg: work path must be absolute), Gitea will report a fatal error and exit. You need to set these values according to the error log. ---- Close go-gitea#24818 Close go-gitea#24222 Close go-gitea#21606 Close go-gitea#21498 Close go-gitea#25107 Close go-gitea#24981 Maybe close go-gitea#24503 Replace go-gitea#23301 Replace go-gitea#22754 And maybe more # Conflicts: # cmd/web.go

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