Relax strict checking of log file.
Add a strict_check parameter to create_file_safely() and disable the strict file type checking when opening the log file. This allows the log file to be a device file, fifo, etc.
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@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static unsigned int logging_initialized = FALSE; /* boolean */
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*/
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int open_log_file (const char *log_file_name)
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{
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log_file_fd = create_file_safely (log_file_name, FALSE);
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log_file_fd = create_file_safely (log_file_name, FALSE, FALSE);
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return log_file_fd;
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}
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src/utils.c
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src/utils.c
@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ send_http_message (struct conn_s *connptr, int http_code,
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/*
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* Safely creates filename and returns the low-level file descriptor.
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*/
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int create_file_safely (const char *filename, unsigned int truncate_file)
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int create_file_safely (const char *filename, unsigned int truncate_file,
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unsigned int strict_check)
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{
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struct stat lstatinfo;
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int fildes;
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@ -112,35 +113,37 @@ int create_file_safely (const char *filename, unsigned int truncate_file)
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return fildes;
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}
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/*
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* fstat() the opened file and check that the file mode bits,
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* inode, and device match.
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*/
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if (fstat (fildes, &fstatinfo) < 0
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|| lstatinfo.st_mode != fstatinfo.st_mode
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|| lstatinfo.st_ino != fstatinfo.st_ino
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|| lstatinfo.st_dev != fstatinfo.st_dev) {
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fprintf (stderr,
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"%s: The file %s has been changed before it could be opened\n",
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PACKAGE, filename);
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close (fildes);
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return -EIO;
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}
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if (strict_check) {
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/*
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* fstat() the opened file and check that the file mode bits,
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* inode, and device match.
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*/
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if (fstat (fildes, &fstatinfo) < 0
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|| lstatinfo.st_mode != fstatinfo.st_mode
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|| lstatinfo.st_ino != fstatinfo.st_ino
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|| lstatinfo.st_dev != fstatinfo.st_dev) {
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fprintf (stderr,
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"%s: The file %s has been changed before it could be opened\n",
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PACKAGE, filename);
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close (fildes);
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return -EIO;
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}
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/*
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* If the above check was passed, we know that the lstat()
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* and fstat() were done on the same file. Now we check that
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* there's only one link, and that it's a normal file (this
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* isn't strictly necessary because the fstat() vs lstat()
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* st_mode check would also find this)
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*/
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if (fstatinfo.st_nlink > 1 || !S_ISREG (lstatinfo.st_mode)) {
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fprintf (stderr,
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"%s: The file %s has too many links, "
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"or is not a regular file: %s\n",
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PACKAGE, filename, strerror (errno));
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close (fildes);
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return -EMLINK;
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/*
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* If the above check was passed, we know that the lstat()
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* and fstat() were done on the same file. Now we check that
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* there's only one link, and that it's a normal file (this
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* isn't strictly necessary because the fstat() vs lstat()
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* st_mode check would also find this)
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*/
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if (fstatinfo.st_nlink > 1 || !S_ISREG (lstatinfo.st_mode)) {
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fprintf (stderr,
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"%s: The file %s has too many links, "
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"or is not a regular file: %s\n",
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PACKAGE, filename, strerror (errno));
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close (fildes);
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return -EMLINK;
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}
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}
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/*
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@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ pidfile_create (const char *filename)
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/*
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* Create a new file
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*/
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if ((fildes = create_file_safely (filename, TRUE)) < 0)
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if ((fildes = create_file_safely (filename, TRUE, TRUE)) < 0)
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return fildes;
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/*
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extern int pidfile_create (const char *path);
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extern int create_file_safely (const char *filename,
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unsigned int truncate_file);
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unsigned int truncate_file,
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unsigned int strict_check);
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#endif
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