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Description of problem:
After terminal logging is enabled in sssd the user loses the ability to run the command "who am i" command.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tlog-6-1.el8.x86_64
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. follow the steps here to install and configure session recording
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html-single/recording_sessions/index
2. Add user "newuser" and enable session recording for him
# grep newuser /etc/passwd
newuser:x:1001:1001::/home/newuser:/bin/bash
# cat /etc/sssd/conf.d/sssd-session-recording.conf
[session_recording]
scope=some
users=newuser
groups=
# getent passwd newuser
newuser:x:1001:1001::/home/newuser:/usr/bin/tlog-rec-session
3. restart sssd and su to user newuser
Actual results:
--------------------
$ whoami
newuser
$ who am i
<no output>
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Expected results:
--------------------
$ whoami
newuser
$ who am i
newuser tty1 2020-02-24 15:18
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Additional info:
The problem happens because tlog-rec-session allocates a new pseudo-terminal
for the recorded user session. Since the "who" command searches for an entry
corresponding the current terminal in the run/utmp file, that search always
fails.
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# who
root pts/0 2020-02-26 17:57 (192.168.122.1)
# tty
/dev/pts/0
# su - newuser
Locale charset is ANSI_X3.4-1968 (ASCII)
Assuming locale environment is lost and charset is UTF-8
ATTENTION! Your session is being recorded!
$ id
uid=1001(newuser) gid=1001(newuser) groups=1001(newuser) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
$ tty
/dev/pts/1
$ ps aufwww|head -n 6
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 8947 0.0 0.2 26712 5224 pts/0 Ss 17:57 0:00 -bash
root 9356 0.0 0.5 187336 10648 pts/0 S+ 18:08 0:00 \_ su - newuser
tlog 9357 0.0 0.4 121780 7488 pts/0 S+ 18:08 0:00 \_ -tlog-rec-session
newuser 9358 0.0 0.2 24564 5208 pts/1 Ss 18:08 0:00 \_ -bash
newuser 9436 0.0 0.2 57180 3964 pts/1 R+ 18:11 0:00 \_ ps aufwww
$ who am i
$
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The solution requires modifying tlog-rec-session to add an entry in the utmp
file so the heuristics used by the who command succeeds.
Thank you for reporting this issue. This looks like a a lower priority from the development side, so I don't think this work will be done in the next release. I will work on it as soon as I can, or contributions are welcome.
-Justin
Verified
Version ::
tlog-9-2.el8.x86_64
Results ::
# usermod -s /usr/bin/tlog-rec-session testuser
# ssh testuser@localhost
The authenticity of host 'localhost (::1)' can't be established.
...
Warning: Permanently added 'localhost' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
testuser@localhost's password:
Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket
This system is not registered to Red Hat Insights. See https://cloud.redhat.com/
To register this system, run: insights-client --register
ATTENTION! Your session is being recorded!
$ who am i
testuser pts/2 2020-11-19 12:39
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (tlog bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2021:1766