[DOCS-12768] Docs for SERVER-40877: Extra --configExpand=exec config file checks Created: 31/May/19  Updated: 13/Nov/23  Resolved: 07/Aug/19

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: manual, Server
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: 4.1.14, Server_Docs_20231030, Server_Docs_20231106, Server_Docs_20231105, Server_Docs_20231113

Type: Task Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: Kay Kim (Inactive) Assignee: Kay Kim (Inactive)
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 0
Labels: None
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
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documents SERVER-40877 Extra --configExpand=exec config file... Closed
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related to SERVER-40878 Extra --configExpand=rest config file... Closed
is related to DOCS-12711 Docs for SERVER-40879: Basic config e... Closed
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Days since reply: 4 years, 27 weeks ago
Epic Link: DOCS: 4.2 Server/Tools

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This change tightens the conditions under which config file expansions will be processed on non-windows systems. For __rest expansions, the file must only be readable by the mongo server user. For __exec expansions, the file must only be writable by the mongo server user.

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Comment by Githook User [ 07/Aug/19 ]

Author:

{'name': 'Kay Kim', 'username': 'kay-kim', 'email': 'kay.kim@10gen.com'}

Message: DOCS-12768,DOCS-12711: 4.2 config expansion checks - file permissions and digest options
Branch: master
https://github.com/mongodb/docs/commit/2ac08ca4c5283087f544abce8f053ea27432d825

Comment by Ravind Kumar (Inactive) [ 31/May/19 ]

sara.golemon I'm assuming if a configuration file uses both exec and rest, we require the summation of both permission restrictions (e.g. 060 permissions on the file)

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