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Fix SSH key symlink creating nested .ssh directory - #1098
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Fixes hassio-addons#1066 When the init-user script runs, it creates a symlink from ~/.ssh to /data/.ssh (the persistent storage location). However, if ~/.ssh already exists as a real directory (not a symlink), the 'ln -sn' command places the symlink *inside* that directory, resulting in ~/.ssh/.ssh -> /data/.ssh instead of the intended ~/.ssh -> /data/.ssh. The -n flag only prevents following an existing symlink at the target; it does not prevent ln from placing the new link inside an existing real directory. This causes SSH authentication to fail because ssh looks for keys in ~/.ssh/ (the real directory) rather than in /data/.ssh/ where the keys actually reside. Users had to manually run 'ssh-add' or copy keys from ~/.ssh/.ssh/ back into ~/.ssh/ as a workaround. The fix removes ~/.ssh if it exists as a real directory (not a symlink) before creating the symlink. This ensures the symlink is always created correctly as ~/.ssh -> /data/.ssh regardless of prior state. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
WalkthroughUpdates SSH initialization to safely handle an existing non-symlink Changes
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to On startup, the change can delete a user-created ~/.ssh/.ssh entry and can still leave SSH keys inaccessible when ~/.ssh is a non-empty directory, causing authentication failures. The PR should be updated before merge. Poem
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This is a small change that fixes a bug which makes the add-on borderline unusable. |
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@EdeVriesCVE I don't have permissions to add a label to the PR as I'm not a maintainer of the repo. |
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Builds on the nested symlink fix, addressing two things. `rm -rf ~/.ssh` removes whatever the user has in there. The workaround circulating in hassio-addons#1066 is to copy the keys into a real `~/.ssh`, so that directory is not necessarily empty, and losing its contents to a silent `rm -rf` on the next start is a bad trade for fixing the link. `rmdir` removes the empty directory the image ships but refuses when anything is in it, so nothing is ever deleted without a log line. The nested link left behind by earlier versions is cleaned up explicitly, so people who are affected right now still get relinked on the next start. `ln -sn` fails whenever anything already occupies `~/.ssh`, including a correct symlink, which logs "Failed linking .ssh" on every start once the fix has been applied. It also leaves a wrong or dangling symlink in place, which the directory guard does not catch. `ln -sfn` covers all of those; the ZSH history link a few lines below already uses `-f` for the same reason. Verified against a local build, with `errexit` on, for a fresh image, a restart with the link already correct, a stale nested link, a real directory holding user files, a symlink to the wrong target and a dangling symlink.
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In `@vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-user/run`:
- Line 39: Update the cleanup command in the init-user startup script to remove
~/.ssh/.ssh only when it is a symlink targeting ${SSH_USER_PATH}; preserve the
entry for all other file types or targets.
- Around line 40-43: Only run the ln symlink command after rmdir successfully
removes ~/.ssh; when rmdir fails because it is a non-empty real directory,
preserve that directory and skip linking. Add a regression test covering this
case and assert that ~/.ssh/.ssh is not created.
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| # would end up inside it as ~/.ssh/.ssh instead of replacing it. | ||
| if [[ -d ~/.ssh ]] && [[ ! -L ~/.ssh ]]; then | ||
| # Clean up the nested link left behind by earlier versions | ||
| rm -f ~/.ssh/.ssh |
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
file='vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-user/run'
printf '%s\n' '--- target script ---'
sed -n '1,90p' "$file"
printf '%s\n' '--- SSH_USER_PATH references ---'
rg -n -C 3 'SSH_USER_PATH|\.ssh/\.ssh|readlink' "$file" vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay 2>/dev/null || trueRepository: hassio-addons/app-vscode
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Limit cleanup to the stale symlink.
When ~/.ssh/.ssh is a symlink to ${SSH_USER_PATH}, remove it. Otherwise, preserve the entry. The current rm -f ~/.ssh/.ssh can delete a user-created file during startup.
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In `@vscode/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-user/run` at line 39, Update the
cleanup command in the init-user startup script to remove ~/.ssh/.ssh only when
it is a symlink targeting ${SSH_USER_PATH}; preserve the entry for all other
file types or targets.
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Fixes #1066
When the init-user script runs, it creates a symlink from
~/.sshto/data/.ssh(the persistent storage location). However, if~/.sshalready exists as a real directory (not a symlink), theln -sncommand places the symlink inside that directory, resulting in~/.ssh/.ssh -> /data/.sshinstead of the intended~/.ssh -> /data/.ssh. The-nflag only prevents following an existing symlink at the target; it does not prevent ln from placing the new link inside an existing real directory.This causes SSH authentication to fail because ssh looks for keys in
~/.ssh/(the real directory) rather than in/data/.ssh/where the keys actually reside. Users had to manually runssh-addor copy keys from~/.ssh/.ssh/back into~/.ssh/as a workaround.The fix removes
~/.sshif it exists as a real directory (not a symlink) before creating the symlink. This ensures the symlink is always created correctly as~/.ssh -> /data/.sshregardless of prior state.Summary by CodeRabbit
~/.sshdirectory conflicts with the expected setup.