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reloader: drop privileges without breaking existing rule persistence - #1245
The reloader currently serves as root, while directly switching the image user breaks editing of rules produced by old initializers. Keep the existing deployment workflow: /bin/reload prepares only the dedicated rule directories, drops privileges and execs before loading web credentials or serving. Existing initializer images remain supported; automatic current-version restore and rule-version selection are unchanged. Replaces #1243 and #1244.
Preserve existing file/directory groups and existing Pod supplementary groups, including fsGroup (also group 0). Setgid on rule directories makes atomic saves inherit the existing group. Respect explicit runAsGroup. Only ownership UID is migrated; process capabilities are removed, with no_new_privs retained. No root supervisor remains. Under the actual serving identity, check directory access; if an admin account enables editing, check whether original file metadata can be preserved before listening. Watch-only/viewer-only deployments keep their read-only access requirements. Never grant extra groups based on file contents. Read-only watch-only mounts need no metadata writes.
Current TiDB/DM initializers prepare permissions when running as root, preserving volume groups. Non-root initializers do not chown/chmod existing paths, which also preserves setgid when migrating an existing PVC to fully non-root startup. Both normal and explicit fsGroup0 same-PVC transitions were verified. TiDB clears and installs base rules; the subsequent DM initializer preserves them and adds/restores DM rules in the shared directory. Restore accepts custom/hidden rule names; invalid paths, symbolic/hard links, non-regular files and copy failures are rejected. Symlink ancestors are rejected before rule mutations. Provisioned k8s datasources are non-editable.
No restore opt-in, mandatory paired initializer upgrade, new CR field, compatible-image repository or cross-version rule discovery/migration is introduced. Authentication/TLS comes from merged #1241 and atomic saves from #1242.
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Exported StatefulSets, commands/args, environment, volumes, security contexts, services, Secrets and ConfigMaps directly from the production v1.6.6 Operator factories (not a handwritten PodSpec). Ran the actual StatefulSet controller in a disposable kind v1.31.2 cluster with the example's Prometheus v2.27.1 and Grafana v7.5.11; enabled the existing EnableAlertRules setting for alert verification.
Tested default TiDB, shared TiDB+DM, fsGroup1234 and fsGroup0 with PVC root0770/rules0640, explicit UID1234 non-root initializers/reloader without extra env overrides, explicit runAsGroup4321, and ephemeral data volumes. For each: baseline save, reloader-only rolling upgrade, Pod rebuild, initializer upgrade, another rebuild; checked authenticated HTTPS saves, both Prometheus rule loading and exact persistence bytes. Ephemeral volumes were tested without assuming durability across Pod rebuilds.
On the same default PVC, migrated bootstrap -> explicit UID1000/GID2000 non-root initializer and reloader, rebuilt the Pod, and confirmed restore/edit/reload/persistence without new envs. Tested initializer tag upgrades with an explicit old alertManagerRulesVersion pin and without it; version-selection behavior and old PVC contents were preserved. Restricted fsGroup deployment also passed rollback to the old root-runtime reloader.
Final binary with the actual published pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer:v8.5.7: Operator-generated StatefulSet upgrade, authenticated editing/reload/persistence and Pod rebuild restore passed.
Three-source full-script regressions cover TiDB->DM order, fresh/saved rules, replacement emptyDirs, hidden/custom names, unsafe source/destination links and symlink ancestors; the original shared-directory regression fails before the fix. Linux root-container tests cover actual ownership preparation, group preservation, setgid/sticky behavior, irreversible UID/GID/capability drop, volume supplementary groups and unsupported owner/group fail-fast. Tests also passed under umask077.
Watch-only read-only mount: old PR head failed EROFS; fixed image ran as non-root. An inaccessible root0700 PVC stops startup before listening. Native race/vet and Linux arm64/amd64/Windows builds passed. Independent read-only review found no remaining blocking issue.
Limits: compatibility startup is briefly root and does not satisfy a non-root Docker USER scanner. Custom owner/group arrangements must permit atomic metadata preservation; incompatible ones fail early with an actionable error. Root-only credentials must be readable by the serving identity. Root-squashed storage still requires prepared permissions. Existing custom rules retain their trust status; historical malicious changes cannot be inferred automatically. Tested hostPath-backed PVCs; no real CSI driver, full Operator controller reconciliation, image publication or production rollout was performed.
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New Features
Saved rules for the selected version are restored automatically, including hidden and unbundled rule files. TiDB initialization clears stale active rules before installing bundled rules; DM initialization preserves existing TiDB rules.
Rule files and directories are prepared for the reloader. Startup stops if paths or files fail validation or preparation.
Container images configure the reloader user ID, and the reloader prepares legacy rule volumes before running with reduced privileges.
Changes
Provisioned Kubernetes Grafana datasources are no longer editable.
Documentation
Added guidance on rule persistence, reloader identity, and storage permissions.
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Initializer scripts now validate, restore, and prepare rule files for the reloader. The reloader prepares rule paths and drops privileges before starting its server. Container identity settings, datasource editability, tests, workflow configuration, and security documentation are also updated.
Initializer scripts validate rule paths and files, restore version-specific rules, and prepare ownership and permissions for the reloader. Tests cover restoration, permissions, and rejected file types. The workflow runs the related tests, and initializer images set RELOADER_UID from PINGCAP_UID. The security document describes rule persistence and permissions.
The reloader prepares rule paths before serving and drops privileges when it starts as root. When the policy has admins, startup checks rule access for editing. Tests cover path checks and process identity.
Provisioned datasource editability
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Make provisioned datasources non-editable cmd/datasource/k8s-datasource.yaml, monitor-snapshot/master/operator/datasources/k8s-datasource.yaml, platform-monitoring/operator/datasource/k8s-datasource.yaml, reload/CONTAINER_SECURITY.md
The three k8s-cluster datasource configurations set editable to false. The security documentation says to change provisioned settings at their source.
sequenceDiagram
participant Main as reload.main
participant Identity as identity.Prepare
participant Paths as Rule path preparation
participant Process as Process identity
participant Server as Reloader server
Main->>Identity: Prepare watch and store paths
Identity->>Paths: Validate paths and prepare rule files
Identity->>Process: Drop privileges and exec when root
Process->>Main: Continue startup
Main->>Server: Start after access checks
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Possibly related PRs
pingcap/monitoring#1244: It changes overlapping rule preparation, ownership settings, and datasource configurations in the same initializer and operator files.
pingcap/monitoring#1241: It changes the reloader startup path where this PR calls identity.Prepare; the ordering affects when authentication files are read.
Suggested reviewers:qiffang, liubog2008
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Watch-only deployments with an inaccessible rule store may fail to start. This bounded compatibility issue warrants a fix or explicit acceptance before merging.
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A rabbit checks each rule-file door Then tucks safe copies by the store The reloader steps down from root And checks its paths before pursuit Grafana’s source keeps edits in view The tests hop through each case anew
Add an ownership-transfer case to TestPreparePaths.
TestPreparePaths passes the current UID and GID to preparePaths. setOwnerMode calls Chown only when the owner differs from the target, so the Chown branch at reload/identity/identity_linux.go:103-107 does not run in this test. No other inspected test calls identity.Prepare or preparePaths with a different target owner. Removing that Chown call can leave the suite passing.
Add a root-gated case that calls preparePaths with a distinct UID and GID, such as 1000 and 2000 as in TestDropAndExec. The case can skip when os.Geteuid() != 0. After the call, assert that the rule file and each prepared rule directory have the target owner. Use syscall.Stat_t from os.Stat to read Uid and Gid.
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Review comment at @reload/identity/identity_linux_test.go at line 49:
Add a root-gated ownership-transfer case to TestPreparePaths that calls
preparePaths with a distinct target UID and GID, skipping when the effective UID
is not root. After preparation, use os.Stat and syscall.Stat_t to assert that
the rule file and each prepared rule directory have the requested UID and GID.
cmd/dm_rules_test.go: 1
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Add a root-only owner check for the initializer's chown calls.
TestInitializerPreparesRuleAccess sets RELOADER_UID and RELOADER_GID to the test process's own IDs. Its fixtures already have that owner. The chown calls in prepare_reloader_rules therefore change nothing, and the mode assertions still pass without them.
Add a test that skips unless os.Geteuid() == 0:
Create the fixtures as root. Assert that they are still owned by 0:0 before the script runs.
Set RELOADER_UID and RELOADER_GID to a distinct non-root pair, such as 10001:10002.
Run prepare_reloader_rules for each init.sh copy. Reuse the script-loading approach of the existing test.
Assert the owner only on the paths the function prepares: the active rules directory, the latest-rules directory, the version directory under latest-rules, and the *.yml files in the active and version directories. Do not assert the owner of data or of the active config directory. The function does not change them.
Put the owner lookup that uses syscall.Stat_t in a file with //go:build linux. Do not add it to cmd/dm_rules_test.go. That file has no build constraint, and syscall.Stat_t does not exist on Windows, so the package would fail to compile there.
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Review comment at @cmd/dm_rules_test.go around lines 53 - 54:
Add a separate root-only test for prepare_reloader_rules, reusing the init.sh
loading approach from TestInitializerPreparesRuleAccess. Create fixtures as
root, verify their initial ownership, set RELOADER_UID and RELOADER_GID to a
distinct non-root pair, and check ownership only for the active rules directory,
latest-rules directory, version directory, and specified YAML files. Put
syscall.Stat_t-based owner lookup in a Linux-build-constrained test file, not
cmd/dm_rules_test.go.
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Review comments at @cmd/init.sh:
- Around line 33-35: Update the initializer configuration for both standard and
DM deployments to set RELOADER_UID and RELOADER_GID to the initializer’s runtime
identity, and ensure the reloader uses that same identity so it can write the
rules; do not merely skip chown in prepare_reloader_rules, since ownership must
remain compatible with the reloader.
- Around line 55-61: Update reset_rules to reject symlinks in PROM_CONFIG_PATH
and any existing parent component before creating or deleting entries under
rules_dir. Match the ancestor-symlink protection used by restore_rules for
PROM_PERSISTENT_DIR and latest-rules, while preserving normal handling of
non-symlink path components.
- Line 116: Update the restore_rules loop used by reset_rules to include hidden
saved rule files ending in .rules.yml, including names such as .rules.yml, while
retaining the existing existence checks for unmatched patterns. Ensure these
files are restored to the active rules directory.
Review comments at @reload/identity/identity_linux_test.go:
- Line 47: Update the default fixture setup in the test containing the
`setOwnerMode` assertion so the rule file’s mode is independent of the process
umask: check the `os.WriteFile` error, then explicitly set the file to 0444 with
`os.Chmod` and fail the test if either operation errors.
Review comments at @reload/identity/identity_linux.go:
- Line 112: Update setOwnerMode to compare the current mode with the computed
target mode and return without calling Chmod when they already match; preserve
the existing Chmod behavior when they differ so identity.Prepare can proceed on
read-only mounts when no mode change is needed.
- Around line 54-58: Update identity.Prepare to verify that the configured store
root is traversable by the pingcap identity before the privilege drop, using the
existing openDirectory check or an established equivalent. Return an error if
the root is missing or inaccessible so startup fails before the save handler can
encounter the failure.
- Line 76: Reject any `..` component in the raw path in `openDirectory` before
cleaning or opening components, so preparation cannot resolve a different
directory than the raw path used by the watcher and API handlers. Preserve the
existing absolute, non-root path validation and `O_NOFOLLOW` protections.
- Around line 103-104: Establish whether existing rule files and directories
must retain their current group or be reassigned to the reloader GID, then apply
that ownership policy consistently in setOwnerMode and prepare_reloader_rules.
If preserving groups, change ownership preparation to avoid replacing them; if
reassignment is intended, ensure the resulting permissions preserve access for
readers outside that group, including restrictive-mode files and directories.
Review comments at @reload/main.go:
- Line 44: Update the deployment security documentation to state that mounted
web credentials must be readable by the serving identity and that root-only
credential modes prevent startup. Remove the claim that this change adds no web
configuration requirements and replace the suggestion that access adjustments
may be needed with the required outcome; keep the documented default serving UID
and GID accurate. This requirement applies after identity.Prepare drops
privileges and the replacement process starts.
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Review comments at @cmd/dm_rules_test.go:
- Around line 53-54: Add a separate root-only test for prepare_reloader_rules,
reusing the init.sh loading approach from TestInitializerPreparesRuleAccess.
Create fixtures as root, verify their initial ownership, set RELOADER_UID and
RELOADER_GID to a distinct non-root pair, and check ownership only for the
active rules directory, latest-rules directory, version directory, and specified
YAML files. Put syscall.Stat_t-based owner lookup in a Linux-build-constrained
test file, not cmd/dm_rules_test.go.
Review comments at @reload/identity/identity_linux_test.go:
- Line 49: Add a root-gated ownership-transfer case to TestPreparePaths that
calls preparePaths with a distinct target UID and GID, skipping when the
effective UID is not root. After preparation, use os.Stat and syscall.Stat_t to
assert that the rule file and each prepared rule directory have the requested
UID and GID.
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Remove the single-iteration for loop (SC2066).
"$reloader_uid" is double-quoted, so the loop runs exactly once. The loop adds a variable and an indirection but no behavior. Validate reloader_uid directly with case.
♻️ Proposed fix
- for reloader_id in "$reloader_uid"; do- case "$reloader_id" in- ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;- esac- done+ case "$reloader_uid" in+ ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;+ esac
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Remove the single-iteration for loop (SC2066).
This is the same loop as in cmd/init.sh. "$reloader_uid" is double-quoted, so the loop runs once. Validate reloader_uid directly with case.
♻️ Proposed fix
- for reloader_id in "$reloader_uid"; do- case "$reloader_id" in- ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;- esac- done+ case "$reloader_uid" in+ ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;+ esac
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Remove the single-iteration for loop (SC2066).
This is the same loop as in cmd/init.sh. "$reloader_uid" is double-quoted, so the loop runs once. Validate reloader_uid directly with case.
♻️ Proposed fix
- for reloader_id in "$reloader_uid"; do- case "$reloader_id" in- ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;- esac- done+ case "$reloader_uid" in+ ''|*[!0-9]*) echo "Reloader UID must be numeric" >&2; return 1;;+ esac
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- Around line 223-225: Update checkPaths so it adds the latest-rules store paths
only when the writable check is enabled and version is non-empty. Preserve the
existing watchDir path handling and ensure read-only checks do not access or
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Do not check or create store directories when the writable check is off.
Prepare calls checkPaths(..., false) on every non-root start, including after the exec. checkPaths then adds latest-rules and latest-rules/<version> whenever version != "". Line 227 passes create = i > 0, so a read-only check also runs Mkdirat in the store.
The store paths matter only when administrators can edit rules. main.go calls CheckWritable only in that case, and without an administrator the API is disabled.
Take a non-root Pod with --sub-store-path set, no administrator, and a store root that is missing, read-only, or root-owned. Mkdirat or Openat then fails, and log.Fatalf in main.go stops startup. Before this change, the MkdirAll failure in startServer was only logged, and the watch-only reloader kept serving.
Add the store paths only for the writable check. CheckWritable still covers them for administrators.
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--- "a/reload/identity/identity_linux.go"+++ "b/reload/identity/identity_linux.go"@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
}
func checkPaths(watchDir, storeRoot, version string, writable bool) error {
paths := []string{watchDir}
- if version != "" {+ if writable && version != "" {
paths = append(paths, filepath.Join(storeRoot, "latest-rules"), filepath.Join(storeRoot, "latest-rules", version))
}
for i, path := range paths {
dir, err := openDirectory(path, i > 0)
if err != nil {
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The reloader currently serves as root, while directly switching the image user breaks editing of rules produced by old initializers. Keep the existing deployment workflow:
/bin/reloadprepares only the dedicated rule directories, drops privileges and execs before loading web credentials or serving. Existing initializer images remain supported; automatic current-version restore and rule-version selection are unchanged. Replaces #1243 and #1244.Preserve existing file/directory groups and existing Pod supplementary groups, including fsGroup (also group 0). Setgid on rule directories makes atomic saves inherit the existing group. Respect explicit runAsGroup. Only ownership UID is migrated; process capabilities are removed, with no_new_privs retained. No root supervisor remains. Under the actual serving identity, check directory access; if an admin account enables editing, check whether original file metadata can be preserved before listening. Watch-only/viewer-only deployments keep their read-only access requirements. Never grant extra groups based on file contents. Read-only watch-only mounts need no metadata writes.
Current TiDB/DM initializers prepare permissions when running as root, preserving volume groups. Non-root initializers do not chown/chmod existing paths, which also preserves setgid when migrating an existing PVC to fully non-root startup. Both normal and explicit fsGroup0 same-PVC transitions were verified. TiDB clears and installs base rules; the subsequent DM initializer preserves them and adds/restores DM rules in the shared directory. Restore accepts custom/hidden rule names; invalid paths, symbolic/hard links, non-regular files and copy failures are rejected. Symlink ancestors are rejected before rule mutations. Provisioned k8s datasources are non-editable.
No restore opt-in, mandatory paired initializer upgrade, new CR field, compatible-image repository or cross-version rule discovery/migration is introduced. Authentication/TLS comes from merged #1241 and atomic saves from #1242.
Validation:
Limits: compatibility startup is briefly root and does not satisfy a non-root Docker USER scanner. Custom owner/group arrangements must permit atomic metadata preservation; incompatible ones fail early with an actionable error. Root-only credentials must be readable by the serving identity. Root-squashed storage still requires prepared permissions. Existing custom rules retain their trust status; historical malicious changes cannot be inferred automatically. Tested hostPath-backed PVCs; no real CSI driver, full Operator controller reconciliation, image publication or production rollout was performed.
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