#!/bin/bash # Create a Linux system user for SSH access and sudo, and install their # authorized SSH public key. Run this before harden-ssh.sh so that # key-based access is in place before password authentication is disabled. # # Idempotent - safe to re-run. Run as root on the PVE host. # # Usage: # ./setup-linux-admin-user.sh # ./setup-linux-admin-user.sh --key-file set -euo pipefail SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" # shellcheck source=lib/common.sh source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib/common.sh" require_root USERNAME="${1:-}" if [ -z "$USERNAME" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 " >&2 echo " $0 --key-file " >&2 exit 1 fi shift SSH_KEY="" if [ "${1:-}" = "--key-file" ]; then KEY_FILE="${2:-}" [ -z "$KEY_FILE" ] && { echo "ERROR: --key-file requires a path." >&2; exit 1; } [ -f "$KEY_FILE" ] || { echo "ERROR: key file not found: $KEY_FILE" >&2; exit 1; } SSH_KEY="$(cat "$KEY_FILE")" else SSH_KEY="${1:-}" fi if [ -z "$SSH_KEY" ]; then echo "ERROR: an SSH public key is required (key string or --key-file )." >&2 exit 1 fi if ! echo "$SSH_KEY" | grep -qE '^(ssh-rsa|ssh-ed25519|ecdsa-sha2-nistp[0-9]+) [A-Za-z0-9+/=]'; then echo "ERROR: argument doesn't look like a valid SSH public key." >&2 exit 1 fi # --- create Linux user if missing --- if id "$USERNAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "User '${USERNAME}' already exists - skipping useradd." else useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash "$USERNAME" echo "Created Linux user '${USERNAME}'." fi # --- sudo group membership --- if id -nG "$USERNAME" | grep -qw sudo; then echo "User '${USERNAME}' is already in the sudo group." else usermod --append --groups sudo "$USERNAME" echo "Added '${USERNAME}' to the sudo group." fi # --- install authorized SSH key --- HOME_DIR="$(getent passwd "$USERNAME" | cut -d: -f6)" SSH_DIR="${HOME_DIR}/.ssh" AUTH_FILE="${SSH_DIR}/authorized_keys" mkdir -p "$SSH_DIR" chmod 700 "$SSH_DIR" touch "$AUTH_FILE" chmod 600 "$AUTH_FILE" chown -R "${USERNAME}:${USERNAME}" "$SSH_DIR" if grep -qF "$SSH_KEY" "$AUTH_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then echo "SSH key is already present in ${AUTH_FILE}." else echo "$SSH_KEY" >> "$AUTH_FILE" echo "Installed SSH key in ${AUTH_FILE}." fi echo echo "Linux user '${USERNAME}' is ready for SSH key-based login with sudo access." echo "Next: run setup-admin-sudo.sh ${USERNAME} to grant NOPASSWD for pvesh/qm/pct."