nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-login.nix
Eelco Dolstra 0d506aa712 Provide a simple way to log into containers
On the host, you can run

  $ socat unix:<path-to-container>/var/lib/login.socket -,echo=0,raw

to get a login prompt.  So this allows logging in even if the
container has no SSH access enabled.

You can also do

  $ socat unix:<path-to-container>/var/lib/root-shell.socket -

to get a plain root shell.  (This socket is only accessible by root,
obviously.)  This makes it easy to execute commands in the container,
e.g.

  $ echo reboot | socat unix:<path-to-container>/var/lib/root-shell.socket -
2014-03-17 14:10:47 +01:00

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{ config, pkgs, ... }:
{
config = {
# Provide a login prompt on /var/lib/login.socket. On the host,
# you can connect to it by running socat
# unix:<path-to-container>/var/lib/login.socket -,echo=0,raw.
systemd.sockets.login =
{ description = "Login Socket";
wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
socketConfig =
{ ListenStream = "/var/lib/login.socket";
SocketMode = "0600"; # only root can connect, obviously
Accept = true;
};
};
systemd.services."login@" =
{ description = "Login %i";
environment.TERM = "linux";
serviceConfig =
{ Type = "simple";
StandardInput = "socket";
ExecStart = "${pkgs.socat}/bin/socat -t0 - exec:${pkgs.shadow}/bin/login,pty,setsid,setpgid,stderr,ctty";
TimeoutStopSec = 1; # FIXME
};
};
# Provide a non-interactive login root shell on
# /var/lib/root-shell.socket. On the host, you can connect to it
# by running socat unix:<path-to-container>/var/lib/root-shell.socket -.
systemd.sockets.root-shell =
{ description = "Root Shell Socket";
wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
socketConfig =
{ ListenStream = "/var/lib/root-shell.socket";
SocketMode = "0666";
Accept = true;
};
};
systemd.services."root-shell@" =
{ description = "Root Shell %i";
serviceConfig =
{ Type = "simple";
StandardInput = "socket";
ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash --login";
TimeoutStopSec = 1; # FIXME
};
};
};
}