Bug #7508: The rudder-agent cron on AIX uses if then, which makes some security test fails - Rudder - Issue Tracker

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Bug #7508

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The rudder-agent cron on AIX uses if then, which makes some security test fails

Added by Nicolas CHARLES about 9 years ago. Updated about 9 years ago.

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N/A

Assignee:

Benoît PECCATTE

Category:

System integration

Target version:

2.10.20

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https://github.com/Normation/rudder-t...

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Description

Some security tools on AIX checks the content on the cron, and expect only binaries there
However, we are using if and then, which make the tool complain, as they are not binaries

I'm not sure if it is a rudder bug or the tool that is too strict; but I'm tracing it.

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 9 years ago

What is the cron line that triggers these test failures?

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Updated by Nicolas CHARLES about 9 years ago

the only one set on AIX

if [ -x /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent ]; then /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent >/dev/null; fi

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Updated by Benoît PECCATTE about 9 years ago

Does it test && ?
We can use this line instead
[ -x /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent ] && /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent >/dev/null

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Updated by Nicolas CHARLES about 9 years ago

Unfortunately, this does not work

0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * [ -x /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent ] && /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent >/dev/null
Detailed debug from aixpert:
***** AIX MACHINE : Nov 30 17:09:47 ******

rootcrnjobck.sh: Cronjob [ do not have a binary/script associated with it

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 9 years ago

Well, the whole test if the file exists is a bit superfluous. We could just run the script, no?

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Updated by Nicolas CHARLES about 9 years ago

Jonathan CLARKE wrote:

Well, the whole test if the file exists is a bit superfluous. We could just run the script, no?

I do agree, but if we really want to keep it, we can use

test -x /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent && /opt/rudder/bin/check-rudder-agent

as it passes the tests

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 9 years ago

Target version changed from 3.2.0~beta1 to 2.10.20

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 9 years ago

Status changed from New to In progress
Assignee set to Jonathan CLARKE

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 9 years ago

Status changed from In progress to Pending technical review
Assignee changed from Jonathan CLARKE to Benoît PECCATTE
Pull Request set to https://github.com/Normation/rudder-techniques/pull/809

PR https://github.com/Normation/rudder-techniques/pull/809

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