RANGER-5698 : Disable Unix Authentication Service by default - #1171
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| && rm -f /home/ranger/dist/ranger-${RANGER_VERSION}-admin.tar.gz \ | ||
| && rm -f /opt/ranger/admin/install.properties \ | ||
| && mkdir -p /var/run/ranger /var/log/ranger /usr/share/java/ \ | ||
| && chmod 755 ${RANGER_SCRIPTS}/setup-ranger-shadow-group.sh \ |
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Adding users/groups have moved to the base image: https://github.com/apache/ranger-tools/blob/main/docker/Dockerfile , please see this script: https://github.com/apache/ranger-tools/blob/0e27092aedb0db01be54300f2936a6244e80ec6c/docker/create_users_and_groups.sh#L1 if a user like shadow is really required to be added.
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@kumaab, Created this pull-request on ranger-tools repository : apache/ranger-tools#16. Could you please review ? It will be needed for me to test this ranger side changes.
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The Unix Authentication service is rarely utilized for Ranger authentication, as the vast majority of deployments have migrated to modern alternatives like PAM or LDAP.
To optimize default startup behavior, we are removing the Unix Authentication service from the Ranger Usersync default startup sequence.
Moving forward, this service will run only if explicitly enabled via the
ranger.usersync.unix.auth.enabledproperty within theranger-ugsync-site.xmlconfiguration file.How was this patch tested?