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Add ALLOW_ROOT option (#268)

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* Add ALLOW_ROOT option

* Document ALLOW_ROOT option

* Update controller.py

* Update ENVIRONMENT.rst
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Luke Childs 2017-09-20 01:14:06 +01:00 committed by Neil
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docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
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@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Miscellaneous
These environment variables are optional: These environment variables are optional:
* **ALLOW_ROOT**
Set this environment variable to anything non-empty to allow running ElectrumX as root.
* **NET** * **NET**
Must be a *NET* from one of the **Coin** classes in `lib/coins.py`_. Must be a *NET* from one of the **Coin** classes in `lib/coins.py`_.

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@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
if sys.version_info < (3, 5, 3): if sys.version_info < (3, 5, 3):
raise RuntimeError('Python >= 3.5.3 is required to run ElectrumX') raise RuntimeError('Python >= 3.5.3 is required to run ElectrumX')
if os.geteuid() == 0: if os.geteuid() == 0 and not env.allow_root:
raise RuntimeError('DO NOT RUN AS ROOT! Create an unprivileged ' raise RuntimeError('RUNNING AS ROOT IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED!\n'
'user account and use that') 'You shoud create an unprivileged user account '
'and use that.\n'
'To continue as root anyway, restart with '
'environment variable ALLOW_ROOT non-empty')
# Set the event loop policy before doing anything asyncio # Set the event loop policy before doing anything asyncio
self.logger.info('event loop policy: {}'.format(env.loop_policy)) self.logger.info('event loop policy: {}'.format(env.loop_policy))

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@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Env(lib_util.LoggedClass):
def __init__(self): def __init__(self):
super().__init__() super().__init__()
self.obsolete(['UTXO_MB', 'HIST_MB', 'NETWORK']) self.obsolete(['UTXO_MB', 'HIST_MB', 'NETWORK'])
self.allow_root = self.boolean('ALLOW_ROOT', False)
self.db_dir = self.required('DB_DIRECTORY') self.db_dir = self.required('DB_DIRECTORY')
self.daemon_url = self.required('DAEMON_URL') self.daemon_url = self.required('DAEMON_URL')
coin_name = self.required('COIN').strip() coin_name = self.required('COIN').strip()