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deb/rpm packages: attempt to set the cap_net_bind_service capability

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so the service can bind to privileged ports without running as root user

Signed-off-by: Nicola Murino <nicola.murino@gmail.com>
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Nicola Murino 2022-02-26 10:10:51 +01:00
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docs/full-configuration.md
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@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ $ getcap /usr/bin/sftpgo
Now you can use privileged ports such as 21, 22, 443 etc.. without running the SFTPGo service as root user. You have to set the `cap_net_bind_service` capability each time you update the `sftpgo` binary.
The "official" deb/rpm packages attempt to set the `cap_net_bind_service` capability in their `postinstall` scripts.
An alternative method is to use `iptables`, for example you run the SFTP service on port `2022` and redirect traffic from port `22` to port `2022`:
```shell

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pkgs/build.sh
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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#!/bin/bash
NFPM_VERSION=2.13.0
NFPM_VERSION=2.14.0
NFPM_ARCH=${NFPM_ARCH:-amd64}
if [ -z ${SFTPGO_VERSION} ]
then

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pkgs/debian/postinst
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@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
chmod 750 /srv/sftpgo
fi
# set the cap_net_bind_service capability so the service can bind to privileged ports
setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/bin/sftpgo || true
fi
#DEBHELPER#

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pkgs/scripts/deb/postinstall.sh
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@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
chmod 750 /srv/sftpgo
fi
# set the cap_net_bind_service capability so the service can bind to privileged ports
setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/bin/sftpgo || true
fi
if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-deconfigure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-remove" ] ; then

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pkgs/scripts/rpm/postinstall
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@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ if [ -d /var/lib/sftpgo ]; then
/usr/bin/chmod 750 /var/lib/sftpgo
fi
# set the cap_net_bind_service capability so the service can bind to privileged ports
setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/bin/sftpgo || :
# reload to pick up any changes to systemd files
/bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :