nix/tests/nixos/authorization.nix

{
  name = "authorization";

  nodes.machine = {
    virtualisation.writableStore = true;
    # TODO add a test without allowed-users setting. allowed-users is uncommon among NixOS users.
    nix.settings.allowed-users = ["alice" "bob"];
    nix.settings.trusted-users = ["alice"];

    users.users.alice.isNormalUser = true;
    users.users.bob.isNormalUser = true;
    users.users.mallory.isNormalUser = true;

    nix.settings.experimental-features = "nix-command";
  };

  testScript =
  let
    pathFour = "/nix/store/20xfy868aiic0r0flgzq4n5dq1yvmxkn-four";
  in
  ''
    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
    machine.succeed("""
      exec 1>&2
      echo kSELDhobKaF8/VdxIxdP7EQe+Q > one
      diff $(nix store add-file one) one
    """)
    machine.succeed("""
      su --login alice -c '
        set -x
        cd ~
        echo ehHtmfuULXYyBV6NBk6QUi8iE0 > two
        ls
        diff $(echo $(nix store add-file two)) two' 1>&2
    """)
    machine.succeed("""
      su --login bob -c '
        set -x
        cd ~
        echo 0Jw8RNp7cK0W2AdNbcquofcOVk > three
        diff $(nix store add-file three) three
      ' 1>&2
    """)

    # We're going to check that a path is not created
    machine.succeed("""
      ! [[ -e ${pathFour} ]]
    """)
    machine.succeed("""
      su --login mallory -c '
        set -x
        cd ~
        echo 5mgtDj0ohrWkT50TLR0f4tIIxY > four;
        (! nix store add-file four 2>&1) | grep -F "cannot open connection to remote store"
        (! nix store add-file four 2>&1) | grep -F "Connection reset by peer"
        ! [[ -e ${pathFour} ]]
      ' 1>&2
    """)

    # Check that the file _can_ be added, and matches the expected path we were checking
    machine.succeed("""
      exec 1>&2
      echo 5mgtDj0ohrWkT50TLR0f4tIIxY > four
      four="$(nix store add-file four)"
      diff $four four
      diff <(echo $four) <(echo ${pathFour})
    """)

    machine.succeed("""
      su --login alice -c 'nix-store --verify --repair'
    """)

    machine.succeed("""
      set -x
      su --login bob -c '(! nix-store --verify --repair 2>&1)' | tee diag 1>&2
      grep -F "you are not privileged to repair paths" diag
    """)
  '';
}