Add helper messages for lax permissions

eclipse · Sep 18, 2023 · 97c2565 · 97c2565
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diff --git a/lib/misc_mosq.c b/lib/misc_mosq.c
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ FILE *mosquitto__fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, bool restrict_read)
 #else
  fprintf(stderr,
 #endif
- "Warning: File %s has world readable permissions. Future versions will refuse to load this file.",
- path);
+ "Warning: File %s has world readable permissions. Future versions will refuse to load this file.\n"
+ "To fix this, use `chmod 0700 %s`.",
+ path, path);
 #if 0
  return NULL;
 #endif
@@ -175,8 +176,9 @@ FILE *mosquitto__fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, bool restrict_read)
 #else
  fprintf(stderr,
 #endif
- "Warning: File %s owner is not %s. Future versions will refuse to load this file.",
- path, result->pw_name);
+ "Warning: File %s owner is not %s. Future versions will refuse to load this file."
+ "To fix this, use `chown %s %s`.",
+ path, result->pw_name, result->pw_name, path);
  }
 #if 0
  // Future version

diff --git a/plugins/dynamic-security/plugin.c b/plugins/dynamic-security/plugin.c
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ FILE *mosquitto__fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, bool restrict_read)
 #else
  fprintf(stderr,
 #endif
- "Warning: File %s has world readable permissions. Future versions will refuse to load this file.",
- path);
+ "Warning: File %s has world readable permissions. Future versions will refuse to load this file."
+ "To fix this, use `chmod 0700 %s`.",
+ path, path);
 #if 0
  return NULL;
 #endif
@@ -183,8 +184,9 @@ FILE *mosquitto__fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, bool restrict_read)
 #else
  fprintf(stderr,
 #endif
- "Warning: File %s owner is not %s. Future versions will refuse to load this file.",
- path, result->pw_name);
+ "Warning: File %s owner is not %s. Future versions will refuse to load this file."
+ "To fix this, use `chown %s %s`.",
+ path, result->pw_name, result->pw_name, path);
  }
 #if 0
  // Future version