[pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox-backup] fix #6398: api: allow non-pam users to access shell

Shan Shaji s.shaji at proxmox.com
Mon Sep 15 14:57:53 CEST 2025


Right now PBS is not allowing users to access the shell if the user
is not a pam user even though the `Sys.Console` permission is
already given. To fix the issue removed the palm realm check.

Signed-off-by: Shan Shaji <s.shaji at proxmox.com>
---
 src/api2/node/mod.rs | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/api2/node/mod.rs b/src/api2/node/mod.rs
index e7c6213c..34d4fb77 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/mod.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub const SHELL_CMD_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("The command to run.")
         }
     },
     access: {
-        description: "Restricted to users on realm 'pam'",
+        description: "The user needs Sys.Console on /system.",
         permission: &Permission::Privilege(&["system"], PRIV_SYS_CONSOLE, false),
     }
 )]
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ async fn termproxy(cmd: Option<String>, rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Resu
 
     let userid = auth_id.user();
 
-    if userid.realm() != "pam" {
-        bail!("only pam users can use the console");
-    }
-
     let path = "/system";
 
     // use port 0 and let the kernel decide which port is free
-- 
2.47.2





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