Client: KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1 isn't working

Created on 30 Apr 2018 · 12Comments · Source: keybase/client

+ export KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1
+ KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1
+ sleep 1
+ keybase service
Oops, you are trying to run as an admin user (Uid: 0). This isn't supported.

What am I doing wrong? I'm using the deb from https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.deb

Source

bootstraponline

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Hmm, seems to work for me, which version are you running?

maxtaco on 30 Apr 2018

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -ex

export KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1
keybase service &
sleep 1
keybase oneshot

I'm using the prerelease deb.

bootstraponline on 30 Apr 2018

Can you do a keybase version for me?

maxtaco on 30 Apr 2018

👍1

We'll ship a new build today. We had builds paused while we incorporated some big changes. Things are pretty solid mpw, so we're ready to start shipping dailies now.

maxtaco on 30 Apr 2018

🎉1

I can't even check the version as root. That's kind of amazing.

bootstraponline on 30 Apr 2018

You should be able to su anyotheruser -c 'keybase version'.

espoelstra on 9 May 2018

👎1

Try the most recent release?

maxtaco on 9 May 2018

I'm at I/O. I'll try it as soon as I get back.

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bootstraponline on 9 May 2018

I'm having the same issue with the most recent deb build (2.3.0-20180703160439.fc6ccd458e).

In my case, it appears that a properly set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is causing the background service to fail with the "Oops, ... admin user ..." error message. Using unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR allows the service to run.

[user@ubuntu-001 ~]$ keybase version
Client:  2.3.0-20180703160439+fc6ccd458e
[user@ubuntu-001 ~]$ sudo su -
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ run_keybase
Oops, you are trying to run as an admin user (Uid: 0). This isn't supported.
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ export KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ run_keybase
Unmounting /root/keybase...
Shutting down kbfsfuse...
Shutting down keybase service...
Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
WARNING: Couldn't reach the systemd user-level daemon.
Falling back to non-systemd startup.
Launching keybase service...
Mounting the file system...
Launching Keybase GUI...
Success!
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[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ run_keybase
▶ INFO Starting keybase.service.
Job for keybase.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl --user status key
base.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
▶ ERROR Failed to start keybase.service.
▶ ERROR Error in spawning server process: exit status 1
▶ ERROR exit status 1
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ systemctl --user status keybase.service | cat
● keybase.service - Keybase core service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/keybase.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)

Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: Starting Keybase core service...
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 keybase[81540]: Oops, you are trying to run as an admin user (Uid: 0). This isn't suppor
ted.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: keybase.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUME
NT
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: Failed to start Keybase core service.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: keybase.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: keybase.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: keybase.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: Stopped Keybase core service.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: keybase.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jul 04 17:10:35 ubuntu-001 systemd[1652]: Failed to start Keybase core service.
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=
[root@ubuntu-001 ~]$ run_keybase
Unmounting /root/keybase...
Shutting down kbfsfuse...
Shutting down keybase service...
Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory
WARNING: Couldn't reach the systemd user-level daemon.
Falling back to non-systemd startup.
Launching keybase service...
Mounting the file system...
Launching Keybase GUI...
Success!
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rivy on 4 Jul 2018

Adding Environment=KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1 to /usr/lib/systemd/user/keybase.service, followed by a killall keybase ; sleep 1; run_keybase, seems to fix the problem for me (without requiring XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to be null).

rivy on 4 Jul 2018

+ping @maxtaco

This is still a problem (although the same work-arounds work) with the current newest version:

[user@ubuntu-001 ~]$ keybase version
Client:  2.11.0-20181115195458+06d3f3f3c4

rivy on 19 Nov 2018

I am also having a similar problem to @rivy, though the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR workaround is not helping, nor is modifying /usr/lib/systemd/user/keybase.service by adding Environment=KEYBASE_ALLOW_ROOT=1. I'm reporting my issue here: https://github.com/keybase/client/issues/14840