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16.Dd $Mdocdate: May 3 2023 $
17.Dt DOAS.CONF 5
18.Os
19.Sh NAME
20.Nm doas.conf
21.Nd doas configuration file
22.Sh DESCRIPTION
23The
24.Xr doas 1
25utility executes commands as other users according to the rules
26in the
27.Nm
28configuration file.
29.Pp
30The rules have the following format:
31.Bd -ragged -offset indent
32.Ic permit Ns | Ns Ic deny
33.Op Ar options
34.Ar identity
35.Op Ic as Ar target
36.Op Ic cmd Ar command Op Ic args No ...
37.Ed
38.Pp
39Rules consist of the following parts:
40.Bl -tag -width 11n
41.It Ic permit Ns | Ns Ic deny
42The action to be taken if this rule matches.
43.It Ar options
44Options are:
45.Bl -tag -width keepenv
46.It Ic nopass
47The user is not required to enter a password.
48.It Ic nolog
49Do not log successful command execution to
50.Xr syslogd 8 .
51.It Ic persist
52After the user successfully authenticates, do not ask for a password
53again for some time.
54.It Ic keepenv
55Environment variables other than those listed in
56.Xr doas 1
57are retained when creating the environment for the new process.
58.It Ic setenv Brq Oo Ar variable ... Oc Oo Ar variable Ns = Ns Ar value ... Oc
59Keep or set the space-separated specified variables.
60Variables may also be removed with a leading
61.Sq -
62or set using the latter syntax.
63If the first character of
64.Ar value
65is a
66.Ql $
67then the value to be set is taken from the existing environment
68variable of the indicated name.
69This option is processed after the default environment has been created.
70.El
71.It Ar identity
72The username to match.
73Groups may be specified by prepending a colon
74.Pq Sq \&: .
75Numeric IDs are also accepted.
76.It Ic as Ar target
77The target user the running user is allowed to run the command as.
78The default is all users.
79.It Ic cmd Ar command
80The command the user is allowed or denied to run.
81The default is all commands.
82Be advised that it is best to specify absolute paths.
83If a relative path is specified, only a restricted
84.Ev PATH
85will be searched.
86.It Ic args Op Ar argument ...
87Arguments to command.
88The command arguments provided by the user need to match those specified.
89The keyword
90.Ic args
91alone means that command must be run without any arguments.
92.El
93.Pp
94The last matching rule determines the action taken.
95If no rule matches, the action is denied.
96.Pp
97Comments can be put anywhere in the file using a hash mark
98.Pq Sq # ,
99and extend to the end of the current line.
100.Pp
101The following quoting rules apply:
102.Bl -dash
103.It
104The text between a pair of double quotes
105.Pq Sq \&"
106is taken as is.
107.It
108The backslash character
109.Pq Sq \e
110escapes the next character, including new line characters, outside comments;
111as a result, comments may not be extended over multiple lines.
112.It
113If quotes or backslashes are used in a word,
114it is not considered a keyword.
115.El
116.Sh FILES
117.Bl -tag -width /etc/examples/doas.conf -compact
118.It Pa /etc/doas.conf
119.Xr doas 1
120configuration file.
121.It Pa /etc/examples/doas.conf
122Example configuration file.
123.El
124.Sh EXAMPLES
125The following example permits user aja to install packages
126from a preferred mirror;
127group wheel to execute commands as any user while keeping the environment
128variables
129.Ev PS1
130and
131.Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK
132and
133unsetting
134.Ev ENV ;
135permits tedu to run procmap as root without a password;
136and additionally permits root to run unrestricted commands as itself
137while retaining the original PATH.
138.Bd -literal -offset indent
139permit persist setenv { PKG_CACHE PKG_PATH } aja cmd pkg_add
140permit setenv { -ENV PS1=$DOAS_PS1 SSH_AUTH_SOCK } :wheel
141permit nopass tedu as root cmd /usr/sbin/procmap
142permit nopass keepenv setenv { PATH } root as root
143.Ed
144.Sh SEE ALSO
145.Xr doas 1 ,
146.Xr syslogd 8
147.Sh HISTORY
148The
149.Nm
150configuration file first appeared in
151.Ox 5.8 .
152.Sh AUTHORS
153.An Ted Unangst Aq Mt tedu@openbsd.org
154