modified installer script

installer/install.sh

@@ -485,32 +485,20 @@ install_dependencies() {
     echo ""
 }
 
-# Create system user
+# Create system user (optional - service runs as root)
 create_user() {
-    echo -e "${GREEN}Creating system user...${NC}"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Note: Service will run as root (no user needed)${NC}"
     
+    # User creation is optional now since service runs as root
+    # But we still create it for file ownership purposes if needed
     if ! id "$SERVICE_USER" &>/dev/null; then
-        useradd -r -s /bin/false -d "$DATA_DIR" "$SERVICE_USER"
+        useradd -r -s /bin/false -d "$DATA_DIR" "$SERVICE_USER" 2>/dev/null || {
-        echo -e "${GREEN}User $SERVICE_USER created${NC}"
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}User creation skipped (service runs as root)${NC}"
-    else
+        }
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}User $SERVICE_USER already exists${NC}"
     fi
     
-    # Add user to disk group for block device access (required for ZFS)
+    # No sudoers configuration needed - service runs as root
-    if getent group disk > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}No sudo configuration needed (service runs as root)${NC}"
-        usermod -a -G disk "$SERVICE_USER"
-        echo -e "${GREEN}Added $SERVICE_USER to disk group${NC}"
-    fi
-    
-    # Create sudoers configuration for ZFS commands
-    echo -e "${GREEN}Configuring sudo for ZFS operations...${NC}"
-    cat > /etc/sudoers.d/atlas-zfs <<EOF
-# Allow atlas user to run ZFS commands without password
-# This is required for ZFS pool operations
-$SERVICE_USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/zpool, /usr/bin/zpool, /sbin/zpool, /usr/sbin/zfs, /usr/bin/zfs, /sbin/zfs
-EOF
-    chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/atlas-zfs
-    echo -e "${GREEN}Sudo configuration created${NC}"
 }
 
 # Create directories
@@ -529,12 +517,15 @@ create_directories() {
     mkdir -p "/storage/datasets"
     mkdir -p "/storage/shares"
     
-    # Set ownership
+    # Set ownership (service runs as root, but set ownership for security)
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$DATA_DIR"
+    # Root can access these directories, but we set ownership for consistency
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$LOG_DIR"
+    if id "$SERVICE_USER" &>/dev/null; then
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$BACKUP_DIR"
+        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$DATA_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$CONFIG_DIR"
+        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$LOG_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
-    chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "/storage"
+        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$BACKUP_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$CONFIG_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "/storage" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
     
     # Set permissions
     chmod 755 "$INSTALL_DIR"
@@ -872,8 +863,10 @@ copy_web_files() {
             }
         fi
         
-        # Set ownership
+        # Set ownership (service runs as root)
-        chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$INSTALL_DIR/web"
+        if id "$SERVICE_USER" &>/dev/null; then
+            chown -R "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$INSTALL_DIR/web" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
         chmod -R 755 "$INSTALL_DIR/web"
         
         echo -e "${GREEN}Web files copied successfully${NC}"
@@ -893,8 +886,8 @@ After=network.target zfs.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-User=$SERVICE_USER
+# Service runs as root for ZFS and storage operations
-Group=$SERVICE_USER
+# No User/Group specified - runs as root
 WorkingDirectory=$INSTALL_DIR
 ExecStart=$INSTALL_DIR/bin/atlas-api
 Restart=always
@@ -911,13 +904,11 @@ Environment="ATLAS_LOG_LEVEL=INFO"
 Environment="ATLAS_LOG_FORMAT=json"
 
 # Security
-# Note: NoNewPrivileges is set to false to allow sudo for ZFS operations
+# Service runs as root for ZFS operations (no sudo needed)
-# This is necessary for ZFS pool management
-NoNewPrivileges=false
 PrivateTmp=true
 ProtectSystem=strict
 ProtectHome=true
-ReadWritePaths=$DATA_DIR $LOG_DIR $BACKUP_DIR $CONFIG_DIR
+ReadWritePaths=$DATA_DIR $LOG_DIR $BACKUP_DIR $CONFIG_DIR /storage /etc/samba /etc/exports
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -959,7 +950,10 @@ ATLAS_LOG_FORMAT=json
 # ATLAS_JWT_SECRET=your-secret-here
 EOF
     
-    chown "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$CONFIG_DIR/atlas.conf"
+    # Service runs as root, but set ownership for consistency
+    if id "$SERVICE_USER" &>/dev/null; then
+        chown "$SERVICE_USER:$SERVICE_USER" "$CONFIG_DIR/atlas.conf" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
     chmod 600 "$CONFIG_DIR/atlas.conf"
     
     echo -e "${GREEN}Configuration created${NC}"