Adding upstream version 241.upstream/241upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 1997 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/sysusers/sysusers.c b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df28bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <utmp.h>
+
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "conf-files.h"
+#include "copy.h"
+#include "def.h"
+#include "fd-util.h"
+#include "fileio.h"
+#include "format-util.h"
+#include "fs-util.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
+#include "main-func.h"
+#include "pager.h"
+#include "path-util.h"
+#include "pretty-print.h"
+#include "set.h"
+#include "selinux-util.h"
+#include "smack-util.h"
+#include "specifier.h"
+#include "string-util.h"
+#include "strv.h"
+#include "tmpfile-util-label.h"
+#include "uid-range.h"
+#include "user-util.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+typedef enum ItemType {
+        ADD_USER = 'u',
+        ADD_GROUP = 'g',
+        ADD_MEMBER = 'm',
+        ADD_RANGE = 'r',
+} ItemType;
+
+typedef struct Item {
+        ItemType type;
+
+        char *name;
+        char *uid_path;
+        char *gid_path;
+        char *description;
+        char *home;
+        char *shell;
+
+        gid_t gid;
+        uid_t uid;
+
+        bool gid_set:1;
+
+        /* When set the group with the specified gid must exist
+         * and the check if a uid clashes with the gid is skipped.
+         */
+        bool id_set_strict:1;
+
+        bool uid_set:1;
+
+        bool todo_user:1;
+        bool todo_group:1;
+} Item;
+
+static char *arg_root = NULL;
+static bool arg_cat_config = false;
+static const char *arg_replace = NULL;
+static bool arg_inline = false;
+static PagerFlags arg_pager_flags = 0;
+
+static OrderedHashmap *users = NULL, *groups = NULL;
+static OrderedHashmap *todo_uids = NULL, *todo_gids = NULL;
+static OrderedHashmap *members = NULL;
+
+static Hashmap *database_by_uid = NULL, *database_by_username = NULL;
+static Hashmap *database_by_gid = NULL, *database_by_groupname = NULL;
+static Set *database_users = NULL, *database_groups = NULL;
+
+static uid_t search_uid = UID_INVALID;
+static UidRange *uid_range = NULL;
+static unsigned n_uid_range = 0;
+
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(groups, ordered_hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(users, ordered_hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(members, ordered_hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(todo_uids, ordered_hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(todo_gids, ordered_hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_by_uid, hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_by_username, hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_users, set_free_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_by_gid, hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_by_groupname, hashmap_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(database_groups, set_free_freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(uid_range, freep);
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_root, freep);
+
+static int load_user_database(void) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
+        const char *passwd_path;
+        struct passwd *pw;
+        int r;
+
+        passwd_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/passwd");
+        f = fopen(passwd_path, "re");
+        if (!f)
+                return errno == ENOENT ? 0 : -errno;
+
+        r = hashmap_ensure_allocated(&database_by_username, &string_hash_ops);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = hashmap_ensure_allocated(&database_by_uid, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = set_ensure_allocated(&database_users, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        while ((r = fgetpwent_sane(f, &pw)) > 0) {
+                char *n;
+                int k, q;
+
+                n = strdup(pw->pw_name);
+                if (!n)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+
+                k = set_put(database_users, n);
+                if (k < 0) {
+                        free(n);
+                        return k;
+                }
+
+                k = hashmap_put(database_by_username, n, UID_TO_PTR(pw->pw_uid));
+                if (k < 0 && k != -EEXIST)
+                        return k;
+
+                q = hashmap_put(database_by_uid, UID_TO_PTR(pw->pw_uid), n);
+                if (q < 0 && q != -EEXIST)
+                        return q;
+        }
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int load_group_database(void) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
+        const char *group_path;
+        struct group *gr;
+        int r;
+
+        group_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/group");
+        f = fopen(group_path, "re");
+        if (!f)
+                return errno == ENOENT ? 0 : -errno;
+
+        r = hashmap_ensure_allocated(&database_by_groupname, &string_hash_ops);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = hashmap_ensure_allocated(&database_by_gid, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = set_ensure_allocated(&database_groups, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        while ((r = fgetgrent_sane(f, &gr)) > 0) {
+                char *n;
+                int k, q;
+
+                n = strdup(gr->gr_name);
+                if (!n)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+
+                k = set_put(database_groups, n);
+                if (k < 0) {
+                        free(n);
+                        return k;
+                }
+
+                k = hashmap_put(database_by_groupname, n, GID_TO_PTR(gr->gr_gid));
+                if (k < 0 && k != -EEXIST)
+                        return k;
+
+                q = hashmap_put(database_by_gid, GID_TO_PTR(gr->gr_gid), n);
+                if (q < 0 && q != -EEXIST)
+                        return q;
+        }
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int make_backup(const char *target, const char *x) {
+        _cleanup_close_ int src = -1;
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *dst = NULL;
+        _cleanup_free_ char *temp = NULL;
+        char *backup;
+        struct timespec ts[2];
+        struct stat st;
+        int r;
+
+        src = open(x, O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC|O_NOCTTY);
+        if (src < 0) {
+                if (errno == ENOENT) /* No backup necessary... */
+                        return 0;
+
+                return -errno;
+        }
+
+        if (fstat(src, &st) < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+        r = fopen_temporary_label(target, x, &dst, &temp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = copy_bytes(src, fileno(dst), (uint64_t) -1, COPY_REFLINK);
+        if (r < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+        /* Don't fail on chmod() or chown(). If it stays owned by us
+         * and/or unreadable by others, then it isn't too bad... */
+
+        backup = strjoina(x, "-");
+
+        /* Copy over the access mask */
+        r = fchmod_and_chown(fileno(dst), st.st_mode & 07777, st.st_uid, st.st_gid);
+        if (r < 0)
+                log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to change access mode or ownership of %s: %m", backup);
+
+        ts[0] = st.st_atim;
+        ts[1] = st.st_mtim;
+        if (futimens(fileno(dst), ts) < 0)
+                log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to fix access and modification time of %s: %m", backup);
+
+        r = fflush_sync_and_check(dst);
+        if (r < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+        if (rename(temp, backup) < 0) {
+                r = -errno;
+                goto fail;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+
+fail:
+        unlink(temp);
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int putgrent_with_members(const struct group *gr, FILE *group) {
+        char **a;
+
+        assert(gr);
+        assert(group);
+
+        a = ordered_hashmap_get(members, gr->gr_name);
+        if (a) {
+                _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l = NULL;
+                bool added = false;
+                char **i;
+
+                l = strv_copy(gr->gr_mem);
+                if (!l)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+
+                STRV_FOREACH(i, a) {
+                        if (strv_find(l, *i))
+                                continue;
+
+                        if (strv_extend(&l, *i) < 0)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+
+                        added = true;
+                }
+
+                if (added) {
+                        struct group t;
+                        int r;
+
+                        strv_uniq(l);
+                        strv_sort(l);
+
+                        t = *gr;
+                        t.gr_mem = l;
+
+                        r = putgrent_sane(&t, group);
+                        return r < 0 ? r : 1;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return putgrent_sane(gr, group);
+}
+
+#if ENABLE_GSHADOW
+static int putsgent_with_members(const struct sgrp *sg, FILE *gshadow) {
+        char **a;
+
+        assert(sg);
+        assert(gshadow);
+
+        a = ordered_hashmap_get(members, sg->sg_namp);
+        if (a) {
+                _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l = NULL;
+                bool added = false;
+                char **i;
+
+                l = strv_copy(sg->sg_mem);
+                if (!l)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+
+                STRV_FOREACH(i, a) {
+                        if (strv_find(l, *i))
+                                continue;
+
+                        if (strv_extend(&l, *i) < 0)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+
+                        added = true;
+                }
+
+                if (added) {
+                        struct sgrp t;
+                        int r;
+
+                        strv_uniq(l);
+                        strv_sort(l);
+
+                        t = *sg;
+                        t.sg_mem = l;
+
+                        r = putsgent_sane(&t, gshadow);
+                        return r < 0 ? r : 1;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return putsgent_sane(sg, gshadow);
+}
+#endif
+
+static int sync_rights(FILE *from, FILE *to) {
+        struct stat st;
+
+        if (fstat(fileno(from), &st) < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+        return fchmod_and_chown(fileno(to), st.st_mode & 07777, st.st_uid, st.st_gid);
+}
+
+static int rename_and_apply_smack(const char *temp_path, const char *dest_path) {
+        int r = 0;
+        if (rename(temp_path, dest_path) < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+#ifdef SMACK_RUN_LABEL
+        r = mac_smack_apply(dest_path, SMACK_ATTR_ACCESS, SMACK_FLOOR_LABEL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+#endif
+        return r;
+}
+
+static const char* default_shell(uid_t uid) {
+        return uid == 0 ? "/bin/sh" : "/sbin/nologin";
+}
+
+static int write_temporary_passwd(const char *passwd_path, FILE **tmpfile, char **tmpfile_path) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *original = NULL, *passwd = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *passwd_tmp = NULL;
+        struct passwd *pw = NULL;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        Item *i;
+        int r;
+
+        if (ordered_hashmap_size(todo_uids) == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+        r = fopen_temporary_label("/etc/passwd", passwd_path, &passwd, &passwd_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        original = fopen(passwd_path, "re");
+        if (original) {
+
+                r = sync_rights(original, passwd);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                while ((r = fgetpwent_sane(original, &pw)) > 0) {
+
+                        i = ordered_hashmap_get(users, pw->pw_name);
+                        if (i && i->todo_user) {
+                                log_error("%s: User \"%s\" already exists.", passwd_path, pw->pw_name);
+                                return -EEXIST;
+                        }
+
+                        if (ordered_hashmap_contains(todo_uids, UID_TO_PTR(pw->pw_uid))) {
+                                log_error("%s: Detected collision for UID " UID_FMT ".", passwd_path, pw->pw_uid);
+                                return -EEXIST;
+                        }
+
+                        /* Make sure we keep the NIS entries (if any) at the end. */
+                        if (IN_SET(pw->pw_name[0], '+', '-'))
+                                break;
+
+                        r = putpwent_sane(pw, passwd);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+        } else {
+                if (errno != ENOENT)
+                        return -errno;
+                if (fchmod(fileno(passwd), 0644) < 0)
+                        return -errno;
+        }
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, todo_uids, iterator) {
+                struct passwd n = {
+                        .pw_name = i->name,
+                        .pw_uid = i->uid,
+                        .pw_gid = i->gid,
+                        .pw_gecos = i->description,
+
+                        /* "x" means the password is stored in the shadow file */
+                        .pw_passwd = (char*) "x",
+
+                        /* We default to the root directory as home */
+                        .pw_dir = i->home ? i->home : (char*) "/",
+
+                        /* Initialize the shell to nologin, with one exception:
+                         * for root we patch in something special */
+                        .pw_shell = i->shell ?: (char*) default_shell(i->uid),
+                };
+
+                r = putpwent_sane(&n, passwd);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        /* Append the remaining NIS entries if any */
+        while (pw) {
+                r = putpwent_sane(pw, passwd);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                r = fgetpwent_sane(original, &pw);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        r = fflush_and_check(passwd);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        *tmpfile = TAKE_PTR(passwd);
+        *tmpfile_path = TAKE_PTR(passwd_tmp);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int write_temporary_shadow(const char *shadow_path, FILE **tmpfile, char **tmpfile_path) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *original = NULL, *shadow = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *shadow_tmp = NULL;
+        struct spwd *sp = NULL;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        long lstchg;
+        Item *i;
+        int r;
+
+        if (ordered_hashmap_size(todo_uids) == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+        r = fopen_temporary_label("/etc/shadow", shadow_path, &shadow, &shadow_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        lstchg = (long) (now(CLOCK_REALTIME) / USEC_PER_DAY);
+
+        original = fopen(shadow_path, "re");
+        if (original) {
+
+                r = sync_rights(original, shadow);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                while ((r = fgetspent_sane(original, &sp)) > 0) {
+
+                        i = ordered_hashmap_get(users, sp->sp_namp);
+                        if (i && i->todo_user) {
+                                /* we will update the existing entry */
+                                sp->sp_lstchg = lstchg;
+
+                                /* only the /etc/shadow stage is left, so we can
+                                 * safely remove the item from the todo set */
+                                i->todo_user = false;
+                                ordered_hashmap_remove(todo_uids, UID_TO_PTR(i->uid));
+                        }
+
+                        /* Make sure we keep the NIS entries (if any) at the end. */
+                        if (IN_SET(sp->sp_namp[0], '+', '-'))
+                                break;
+
+                        r = putspent_sane(sp, shadow);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+        } else {
+                if (errno != ENOENT)
+                        return -errno;
+                if (fchmod(fileno(shadow), 0000) < 0)
+                        return -errno;
+        }
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, todo_uids, iterator) {
+                struct spwd n = {
+                        .sp_namp = i->name,
+                        .sp_pwdp = (char*) "!!",
+                        .sp_lstchg = lstchg,
+                        .sp_min = -1,
+                        .sp_max = -1,
+                        .sp_warn = -1,
+                        .sp_inact = -1,
+                        .sp_expire = -1,
+                        .sp_flag = (unsigned long) -1, /* this appears to be what everybody does ... */
+                };
+
+                r = putspent_sane(&n, shadow);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        /* Append the remaining NIS entries if any */
+        while (sp) {
+                r = putspent_sane(sp, shadow);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                r = fgetspent_sane(original, &sp);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+        }
+        if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                return -errno;
+
+        r = fflush_sync_and_check(shadow);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        *tmpfile = TAKE_PTR(shadow);
+        *tmpfile_path = TAKE_PTR(shadow_tmp);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int write_temporary_group(const char *group_path, FILE **tmpfile, char **tmpfile_path) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *original = NULL, *group = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *group_tmp = NULL;
+        bool group_changed = false;
+        struct group *gr = NULL;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        Item *i;
+        int r;
+
+        if (ordered_hashmap_size(todo_gids) == 0 && ordered_hashmap_size(members) == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+        r = fopen_temporary_label("/etc/group", group_path, &group, &group_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        original = fopen(group_path, "re");
+        if (original) {
+
+                r = sync_rights(original, group);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                while ((r = fgetgrent_sane(original, &gr)) > 0) {
+                        /* Safety checks against name and GID collisions. Normally,
+                         * this should be unnecessary, but given that we look at the
+                         * entries anyway here, let's make an extra verification
+                         * step that we don't generate duplicate entries. */
+
+                        i = ordered_hashmap_get(groups, gr->gr_name);
+                        if (i && i->todo_group) {
+                                log_error("%s: Group \"%s\" already exists.", group_path, gr->gr_name);
+                                return -EEXIST;
+                        }
+
+                        if (ordered_hashmap_contains(todo_gids, GID_TO_PTR(gr->gr_gid))) {
+                                log_error("%s: Detected collision for GID " GID_FMT ".", group_path, gr->gr_gid);
+                                return  -EEXIST;
+                        }
+
+                        /* Make sure we keep the NIS entries (if any) at the end. */
+                        if (IN_SET(gr->gr_name[0], '+', '-'))
+                                break;
+
+                        r = putgrent_with_members(gr, group);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                        if (r > 0)
+                                group_changed = true;
+                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+        } else {
+                if (errno != ENOENT)
+                        return -errno;
+                if (fchmod(fileno(group), 0644) < 0)
+                        return -errno;
+        }
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, todo_gids, iterator) {
+                struct group n = {
+                        .gr_name = i->name,
+                        .gr_gid = i->gid,
+                        .gr_passwd = (char*) "x",
+                };
+
+                r = putgrent_with_members(&n, group);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                group_changed = true;
+        }
+
+        /* Append the remaining NIS entries if any */
+        while (gr) {
+                r = putgrent_sane(gr, group);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                r = fgetgrent_sane(original, &gr);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+                if (r == 0)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        r = fflush_sync_and_check(group);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        if (group_changed) {
+                *tmpfile = TAKE_PTR(group);
+                *tmpfile_path = TAKE_PTR(group_tmp);
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int write_temporary_gshadow(const char * gshadow_path, FILE **tmpfile, char **tmpfile_path) {
+#if ENABLE_GSHADOW
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *original = NULL, *gshadow = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *gshadow_tmp = NULL;
+        bool group_changed = false;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        Item *i;
+        int r;
+
+        if (ordered_hashmap_size(todo_gids) == 0 && ordered_hashmap_size(members) == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+        r = fopen_temporary_label("/etc/gshadow", gshadow_path, &gshadow, &gshadow_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        original = fopen(gshadow_path, "re");
+        if (original) {
+                struct sgrp *sg;
+
+                r = sync_rights(original, gshadow);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                while ((r = fgetsgent_sane(original, &sg)) > 0) {
+
+                        i = ordered_hashmap_get(groups, sg->sg_namp);
+                        if (i && i->todo_group) {
+                                log_error("%s: Group \"%s\" already exists.", gshadow_path, sg->sg_namp);
+                                return -EEXIST;
+                        }
+
+                        r = putsgent_with_members(sg, gshadow);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                        if (r > 0)
+                                group_changed = true;
+                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+        } else {
+                if (errno != ENOENT)
+                        return -errno;
+                if (fchmod(fileno(gshadow), 0000) < 0)
+                        return -errno;
+        }
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, todo_gids, iterator) {
+                struct sgrp n = {
+                        .sg_namp = i->name,
+                        .sg_passwd = (char*) "!!",
+                };
+
+                r = putsgent_with_members(&n, gshadow);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                group_changed = true;
+        }
+
+        r = fflush_sync_and_check(gshadow);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        if (group_changed) {
+                *tmpfile = TAKE_PTR(gshadow);
+                *tmpfile_path = TAKE_PTR(gshadow_tmp);
+        }
+        return 0;
+#else
+        return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+static int write_files(void) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *passwd = NULL, *group = NULL, *shadow = NULL, *gshadow = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *passwd_tmp = NULL, *group_tmp = NULL, *shadow_tmp = NULL, *gshadow_tmp = NULL;
+        const char *passwd_path = NULL, *group_path = NULL, *shadow_path = NULL, *gshadow_path = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        passwd_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/passwd");
+        shadow_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/shadow");
+        group_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/group");
+        gshadow_path = prefix_roota(arg_root, "/etc/gshadow");
+
+        r = write_temporary_group(group_path, &group, &group_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = write_temporary_gshadow(gshadow_path, &gshadow, &gshadow_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = write_temporary_passwd(passwd_path, &passwd, &passwd_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = write_temporary_shadow(shadow_path, &shadow, &shadow_tmp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        /* Make a backup of the old files */
+        if (group) {
+                r = make_backup("/etc/group", group_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+        if (gshadow) {
+                r = make_backup("/etc/gshadow", gshadow_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        if (passwd) {
+                r = make_backup("/etc/passwd", passwd_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+        if (shadow) {
+                r = make_backup("/etc/shadow", shadow_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        /* And make the new files count */
+        if (group) {
+                r = rename_and_apply_smack(group_tmp, group_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                group_tmp = mfree(group_tmp);
+        }
+        if (gshadow) {
+                r = rename_and_apply_smack(gshadow_tmp, gshadow_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                gshadow_tmp = mfree(gshadow_tmp);
+        }
+
+        if (passwd) {
+                r = rename_and_apply_smack(passwd_tmp, passwd_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                passwd_tmp = mfree(passwd_tmp);
+        }
+        if (shadow) {
+                r = rename_and_apply_smack(shadow_tmp, shadow_path);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                shadow_tmp = mfree(shadow_tmp);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int uid_is_ok(uid_t uid, const char *name, bool check_with_gid) {
+        struct passwd *p;
+        struct group *g;
+        const char *n;
+        Item *i;
+
+        /* Let's see if we already have assigned the UID a second time */
+        if (ordered_hashmap_get(todo_uids, UID_TO_PTR(uid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        /* Try to avoid using uids that are already used by a group
+         * that doesn't have the same name as our new user. */
+        if (check_with_gid) {
+                i = ordered_hashmap_get(todo_gids, GID_TO_PTR(uid));
+                if (i && !streq(i->name, name))
+                        return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* Let's check the files directly */
+        if (hashmap_contains(database_by_uid, UID_TO_PTR(uid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        if (check_with_gid) {
+                n = hashmap_get(database_by_gid, GID_TO_PTR(uid));
+                if (n && !streq(n, name))
+                        return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* Let's also check via NSS, to avoid UID clashes over LDAP and such, just in case */
+        if (!arg_root) {
+                errno = 0;
+                p = getpwuid(uid);
+                if (p)
+                        return 0;
+                if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                        return -errno;
+
+                if (check_with_gid) {
+                        errno = 0;
+                        g = getgrgid((gid_t) uid);
+                        if (g) {
+                                if (!streq(g->gr_name, name))
+                                        return 0;
+                        } else if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                                return -errno;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+static int root_stat(const char *p, struct stat *st) {
+        const char *fix;
+
+        fix = prefix_roota(arg_root, p);
+        if (stat(fix, st) < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_id_from_file(Item *i, uid_t *_uid, gid_t *_gid) {
+        struct stat st;
+        bool found_uid = false, found_gid = false;
+        uid_t uid = 0;
+        gid_t gid = 0;
+
+        assert(i);
+
+        /* First, try to get the gid directly */
+        if (_gid && i->gid_path && root_stat(i->gid_path, &st) >= 0) {
+                gid = st.st_gid;
+                found_gid = true;
+        }
+
+        /* Then, try to get the uid directly */
+        if ((_uid || (_gid && !found_gid))
+            && i->uid_path
+            && root_stat(i->uid_path, &st) >= 0) {
+
+                uid = st.st_uid;
+                found_uid = true;
+
+                /* If we need the gid, but had no success yet, also derive it from the uid path */
+                if (_gid && !found_gid) {
+                        gid = st.st_gid;
+                        found_gid = true;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* If that didn't work yet, then let's reuse the gid as uid */
+        if (_uid && !found_uid && i->gid_path) {
+
+                if (found_gid) {
+                        uid = (uid_t) gid;
+                        found_uid = true;
+                } else if (root_stat(i->gid_path, &st) >= 0) {
+                        uid = (uid_t) st.st_gid;
+                        found_uid = true;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (_uid) {
+                if (!found_uid)
+                        return 0;
+
+                *_uid = uid;
+        }
+
+        if (_gid) {
+                if (!found_gid)
+                        return 0;
+
+                *_gid = gid;
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+static int add_user(Item *i) {
+        void *z;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(i);
+
+        /* Check the database directly */
+        z = hashmap_get(database_by_username, i->name);
+        if (z) {
+                log_debug("User %s already exists.", i->name);
+                i->uid = PTR_TO_UID(z);
+                i->uid_set = true;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (!arg_root) {
+                struct passwd *p;
+
+                /* Also check NSS */
+                errno = 0;
+                p = getpwnam(i->name);
+                if (p) {
+                        log_debug("User %s already exists.", i->name);
+                        i->uid = p->pw_uid;
+                        i->uid_set = true;
+
+                        r = free_and_strdup(&i->description, p->pw_gecos);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                        return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to check if user %s already exists: %m", i->name);
+        }
+
+        /* Try to use the suggested numeric uid */
+        if (i->uid_set) {
+                r = uid_is_ok(i->uid, i->name, !i->id_set_strict);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify uid " UID_FMT ": %m", i->uid);
+                if (r == 0) {
+                        log_debug("Suggested user ID " UID_FMT " for %s already used.", i->uid, i->name);
+                        i->uid_set = false;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* If that didn't work, try to read it from the specified path */
+        if (!i->uid_set) {
+                uid_t c;
+
+                if (read_id_from_file(i, &c, NULL) > 0) {
+
+                        if (c <= 0 || !uid_range_contains(uid_range, n_uid_range, c))
+                                log_debug("User ID " UID_FMT " of file not suitable for %s.", c, i->name);
+                        else {
+                                r = uid_is_ok(c, i->name, true);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify uid " UID_FMT ": %m", i->uid);
+                                else if (r > 0) {
+                                        i->uid = c;
+                                        i->uid_set = true;
+                                } else
+                                        log_debug("User ID " UID_FMT " of file for %s is already used.", c, i->name);
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Otherwise, try to reuse the group ID */
+        if (!i->uid_set && i->gid_set) {
+                r = uid_is_ok((uid_t) i->gid, i->name, true);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify uid " UID_FMT ": %m", i->uid);
+                if (r > 0) {
+                        i->uid = (uid_t) i->gid;
+                        i->uid_set = true;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* And if that didn't work either, let's try to find a free one */
+        if (!i->uid_set) {
+                for (;;) {
+                        r = uid_range_next_lower(uid_range, n_uid_range, &search_uid);
+                        if (r < 0) {
+                                log_error("No free user ID available for %s.", i->name);
+                                return r;
+                        }
+
+                        r = uid_is_ok(search_uid, i->name, true);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify uid " UID_FMT ": %m", i->uid);
+                        else if (r > 0)
+                                break;
+                }
+
+                i->uid_set = true;
+                i->uid = search_uid;
+        }
+
+        r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&todo_uids, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        r = ordered_hashmap_put(todo_uids, UID_TO_PTR(i->uid), i);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        i->todo_user = true;
+        log_info("Creating user %s (%s) with uid " UID_FMT " and gid " GID_FMT ".", i->name, strna(i->description), i->uid, i->gid);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int gid_is_ok(gid_t gid) {
+        struct group *g;
+        struct passwd *p;
+
+        if (ordered_hashmap_get(todo_gids, GID_TO_PTR(gid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        /* Avoid reusing gids that are already used by a different user */
+        if (ordered_hashmap_get(todo_uids, UID_TO_PTR(gid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        if (hashmap_contains(database_by_gid, GID_TO_PTR(gid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        if (hashmap_contains(database_by_uid, UID_TO_PTR(gid)))
+                return 0;
+
+        if (!arg_root) {
+                errno = 0;
+                g = getgrgid(gid);
+                if (g)
+                        return 0;
+                if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                        return -errno;
+
+                errno = 0;
+                p = getpwuid((uid_t) gid);
+                if (p)
+                        return 0;
+                if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                        return -errno;
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+static int add_group(Item *i) {
+        void *z;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(i);
+
+        /* Check the database directly */
+        z = hashmap_get(database_by_groupname, i->name);
+        if (z) {
+                log_debug("Group %s already exists.", i->name);
+                i->gid = PTR_TO_GID(z);
+                i->gid_set = true;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* Also check NSS */
+        if (!arg_root) {
+                struct group *g;
+
+                errno = 0;
+                g = getgrnam(i->name);
+                if (g) {
+                        log_debug("Group %s already exists.", i->name);
+                        i->gid = g->gr_gid;
+                        i->gid_set = true;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                if (!IN_SET(errno, 0, ENOENT))
+                        return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to check if group %s already exists: %m", i->name);
+        }
+
+        /* Try to use the suggested numeric gid */
+        if (i->gid_set) {
+                r = gid_is_ok(i->gid);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify gid " GID_FMT ": %m", i->gid);
+                if (i->id_set_strict) {
+                        /* If we require the gid to already exist we can return here:
+                         * r > 0: means the gid does not exist -> fail
+                         * r == 0: means the gid exists -> nothing more to do.
+                         */
+                        if (r > 0)
+                                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                                       "Failed to create %s: please create GID %d",
+                                                       i->name, i->gid);
+                        if (r == 0)
+                                return 0;
+                }
+                if (r == 0) {
+                        log_debug("Suggested group ID " GID_FMT " for %s already used.", i->gid, i->name);
+                        i->gid_set = false;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Try to reuse the numeric uid, if there's one */
+        if (!i->gid_set && i->uid_set) {
+                r = gid_is_ok((gid_t) i->uid);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify gid " GID_FMT ": %m", i->gid);
+                if (r > 0) {
+                        i->gid = (gid_t) i->uid;
+                        i->gid_set = true;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* If that didn't work, try to read it from the specified path */
+        if (!i->gid_set) {
+                gid_t c;
+
+                if (read_id_from_file(i, NULL, &c) > 0) {
+
+                        if (c <= 0 || !uid_range_contains(uid_range, n_uid_range, c))
+                                log_debug("Group ID " GID_FMT " of file not suitable for %s.", c, i->name);
+                        else {
+                                r = gid_is_ok(c);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify gid " GID_FMT ": %m", i->gid);
+                                else if (r > 0) {
+                                        i->gid = c;
+                                        i->gid_set = true;
+                                } else
+                                        log_debug("Group ID " GID_FMT " of file for %s already used.", c, i->name);
+                        }
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* And if that didn't work either, let's try to find a free one */
+        if (!i->gid_set) {
+                for (;;) {
+                        /* We look for new GIDs in the UID pool! */
+                        r = uid_range_next_lower(uid_range, n_uid_range, &search_uid);
+                        if (r < 0) {
+                                log_error("No free group ID available for %s.", i->name);
+                                return r;
+                        }
+
+                        r = gid_is_ok(search_uid);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to verify gid " GID_FMT ": %m", i->gid);
+                        else if (r > 0)
+                                break;
+                }
+
+                i->gid_set = true;
+                i->gid = search_uid;
+        }
+
+        r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&todo_gids, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        r = ordered_hashmap_put(todo_gids, GID_TO_PTR(i->gid), i);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        i->todo_group = true;
+        log_info("Creating group %s with gid " GID_FMT ".", i->name, i->gid);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_item(Item *i) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(i);
+
+        switch (i->type) {
+
+        case ADD_USER: {
+                Item *j;
+
+                j = ordered_hashmap_get(groups, i->name);
+                if (j && j->todo_group) {
+                        /* When the group with the same name is already in queue,
+                         * use the information about the group and do not create
+                         * duplicated group entry. */
+                        i->gid_set = j->gid_set;
+                        i->gid = j->gid;
+                        i->id_set_strict = true;
+                } else {
+                        r = add_group(i);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                }
+
+                return add_user(i);
+        }
+
+        case ADD_GROUP:
+                return add_group(i);
+
+        default:
+                assert_not_reached("Unknown item type");
+        }
+}
+
+static Item* item_free(Item *i) {
+        if (!i)
+                return NULL;
+
+        free(i->name);
+        free(i->uid_path);
+        free(i->gid_path);
+        free(i->description);
+        free(i->home);
+        free(i->shell);
+        return mfree(i);
+}
+
+DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(Item*, item_free);
+DEFINE_PRIVATE_HASH_OPS_WITH_VALUE_DESTRUCTOR(item_hash_ops, char, string_hash_func, string_compare_func, Item, item_free);
+
+static int add_implicit(void) {
+        char *g, **l;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        int r;
+
+        /* Implicitly create additional users and groups, if they were listed in "m" lines */
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH_KEY(l, g, members, iterator) {
+                char **m;
+
+                STRV_FOREACH(m, l)
+                        if (!ordered_hashmap_get(users, *m)) {
+                                _cleanup_(item_freep) Item *j = NULL;
+
+                                r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&users, &item_hash_ops);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_oom();
+
+                                j = new0(Item, 1);
+                                if (!j)
+                                        return log_oom();
+
+                                j->type = ADD_USER;
+                                j->name = strdup(*m);
+                                if (!j->name)
+                                        return log_oom();
+
+                                r = ordered_hashmap_put(users, j->name, j);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_oom();
+
+                                log_debug("Adding implicit user '%s' due to m line", j->name);
+                                j = NULL;
+                        }
+
+                if (!(ordered_hashmap_get(users, g) ||
+                      ordered_hashmap_get(groups, g))) {
+                        _cleanup_(item_freep) Item *j = NULL;
+
+                        r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&groups, &item_hash_ops);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        j = new0(Item, 1);
+                        if (!j)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        j->type = ADD_GROUP;
+                        j->name = strdup(g);
+                        if (!j->name)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        r = ordered_hashmap_put(groups, j->name, j);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        log_debug("Adding implicit group '%s' due to m line", j->name);
+                        j = NULL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static bool item_equal(Item *a, Item *b) {
+        assert(a);
+        assert(b);
+
+        if (a->type != b->type)
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->name, b->name))
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->uid_path, b->uid_path))
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->gid_path, b->gid_path))
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->description, b->description))
+                return false;
+
+        if (a->uid_set != b->uid_set)
+                return false;
+
+        if (a->uid_set && a->uid != b->uid)
+                return false;
+
+        if (a->gid_set != b->gid_set)
+                return false;
+
+        if (a->gid_set && a->gid != b->gid)
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->home, b->home))
+                return false;
+
+        if (!streq_ptr(a->shell, b->shell))
+                return false;
+
+        return true;
+}
+
+DEFINE_PRIVATE_HASH_OPS_FULL(members_hash_ops, char, string_hash_func, string_compare_func, free, char*, strv_free);
+
+static int parse_line(const char *fname, unsigned line, const char *buffer) {
+
+        static const Specifier specifier_table[] = {
+                { 'm', specifier_machine_id,     NULL },
+                { 'b', specifier_boot_id,        NULL },
+                { 'H', specifier_host_name,      NULL },
+                { 'v', specifier_kernel_release, NULL },
+                { 'T', specifier_tmp_dir,        NULL },
+                { 'V', specifier_var_tmp_dir,    NULL },
+                {}
+        };
+
+        _cleanup_free_ char *action = NULL,
+                *name = NULL, *resolved_name = NULL,
+                *id = NULL, *resolved_id = NULL,
+                *description = NULL, *resolved_description = NULL,
+                *home = NULL, *resolved_home = NULL,
+                *shell, *resolved_shell = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(item_freep) Item *i = NULL;
+        Item *existing;
+        OrderedHashmap *h;
+        int r;
+        const char *p;
+
+        assert(fname);
+        assert(line >= 1);
+        assert(buffer);
+
+        /* Parse columns */
+        p = buffer;
+        r = extract_many_words(&p, NULL, EXTRACT_QUOTES,
+                               &action, &name, &id, &description, &home, &shell, NULL);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                log_error("[%s:%u] Syntax error.", fname, line);
+                return r;
+        }
+        if (r < 2) {
+                log_error("[%s:%u] Missing action and name columns.", fname, line);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        if (!isempty(p)) {
+                log_error("[%s:%u] Trailing garbage.", fname, line);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        /* Verify action */
+        if (strlen(action) != 1) {
+                log_error("[%s:%u] Unknown modifier '%s'", fname, line, action);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        if (!IN_SET(action[0], ADD_USER, ADD_GROUP, ADD_MEMBER, ADD_RANGE)) {
+                log_error("[%s:%u] Unknown command type '%c'.", fname, line, action[0]);
+                return -EBADMSG;
+        }
+
+        /* Verify name */
+        if (isempty(name) || streq(name, "-"))
+                name = mfree(name);
+
+        if (name) {
+                r = specifier_printf(name, specifier_table, NULL, &resolved_name);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Failed to replace specifiers: %s", fname, line, name);
+                        return r;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid_user_group_name(resolved_name)) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] '%s' is not a valid user or group name.", fname, line, resolved_name);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Verify id */
+        if (isempty(id) || streq(id, "-"))
+                id = mfree(id);
+
+        if (id) {
+                r = specifier_printf(id, specifier_table, NULL, &resolved_id);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Failed to replace specifiers: %s", fname, line, name);
+                        return r;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Verify description */
+        if (isempty(description) || streq(description, "-"))
+                description = mfree(description);
+
+        if (description) {
+                r = specifier_printf(description, specifier_table, NULL, &resolved_description);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Failed to replace specifiers: %s", fname, line, description);
+                        return r;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid_gecos(resolved_description)) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] '%s' is not a valid GECOS field.", fname, line, resolved_description);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Verify home */
+        if (isempty(home) || streq(home, "-"))
+                home = mfree(home);
+
+        if (home) {
+                r = specifier_printf(home, specifier_table, NULL, &resolved_home);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Failed to replace specifiers: %s", fname, line, home);
+                        return r;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid_home(resolved_home)) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] '%s' is not a valid home directory field.", fname, line, resolved_home);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Verify shell */
+        if (isempty(shell) || streq(shell, "-"))
+                shell = mfree(shell);
+
+        if (shell) {
+                r = specifier_printf(shell, specifier_table, NULL, &resolved_shell);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Failed to replace specifiers: %s", fname, line, shell);
+                        return r;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid_shell(resolved_shell)) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] '%s' is not a valid login shell field.", fname, line, resolved_shell);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+        }
+
+        switch (action[0]) {
+
+        case ADD_RANGE:
+                if (resolved_name) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'r' don't take a name field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (!resolved_id) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'r' require a ID range in the third field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (description || home || shell) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type '%c' don't take a %s field.",
+                                  fname, line, action[0],
+                                  description ? "GECOS" : home ? "home directory" : "login shell");
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                r = uid_range_add_str(&uid_range, &n_uid_range, resolved_id);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Invalid UID range %s.", fname, line, resolved_id);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                return 0;
+
+        case ADD_MEMBER: {
+                char **l;
+
+                /* Try to extend an existing member or group item */
+                if (!name) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'm' require a user name in the second field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (!resolved_id) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'm' require a group name in the third field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (!valid_user_group_name(resolved_id)) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] '%s' is not a valid user or group name.", fname, line, resolved_id);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (description || home || shell) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type '%c' don't take a %s field.",
+                                  fname, line, action[0],
+                                  description ? "GECOS" : home ? "home directory" : "login shell");
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&members, &members_hash_ops);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                l = ordered_hashmap_get(members, resolved_id);
+                if (l) {
+                        /* A list for this group name already exists, let's append to it */
+                        r = strv_push(&l, resolved_name);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return log_oom();
+
+                        resolved_name = NULL;
+
+                        assert_se(ordered_hashmap_update(members, resolved_id, l) >= 0);
+                } else {
+                        /* No list for this group name exists yet, create one */
+
+                        l = new0(char *, 2);
+                        if (!l)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+
+                        l[0] = resolved_name;
+                        l[1] = NULL;
+
+                        r = ordered_hashmap_put(members, resolved_id, l);
+                        if (r < 0) {
+                                free(l);
+                                return log_oom();
+                        }
+
+                        resolved_id = resolved_name = NULL;
+                }
+
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        case ADD_USER:
+                if (!name) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'u' require a user name in the second field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&users, &item_hash_ops);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                i = new0(Item, 1);
+                if (!i)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                if (resolved_id) {
+                        if (path_is_absolute(resolved_id)) {
+                                i->uid_path = TAKE_PTR(resolved_id);
+                                path_simplify(i->uid_path, false);
+                        } else {
+                                _cleanup_free_ char *uid = NULL, *gid = NULL;
+                                if (split_pair(resolved_id, ":", &uid, &gid) == 0) {
+                                        r = parse_gid(gid, &i->gid);
+                                        if (r < 0)
+                                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse GID: '%s': %m", id);
+                                        i->gid_set = true;
+                                        i->id_set_strict = true;
+                                        free_and_replace(resolved_id, uid);
+                                }
+                                if (!streq(resolved_id, "-")) {
+                                        r = parse_uid(resolved_id, &i->uid);
+                                        if (r < 0)
+                                                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse UID: '%s': %m", id);
+                                        i->uid_set = true;
+                                }
+                        }
+                }
+
+                i->description = TAKE_PTR(resolved_description);
+                i->home = TAKE_PTR(resolved_home);
+                i->shell = TAKE_PTR(resolved_shell);
+
+                h = users;
+                break;
+
+        case ADD_GROUP:
+                if (!name) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type 'g' require a user name in the second field.", fname, line);
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                if (description || home || shell) {
+                        log_error("[%s:%u] Lines of type '%c' don't take a %s field.",
+                                  fname, line, action[0],
+                                  description ? "GECOS" : home ? "home directory" : "login shell");
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                r = ordered_hashmap_ensure_allocated(&groups, &item_hash_ops);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                i = new0(Item, 1);
+                if (!i)
+                        return log_oom();
+
+                if (resolved_id) {
+                        if (path_is_absolute(resolved_id)) {
+                                i->gid_path = TAKE_PTR(resolved_id);
+                                path_simplify(i->gid_path, false);
+                        } else {
+                                r = parse_gid(resolved_id, &i->gid);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse GID: '%s': %m", id);
+
+                                i->gid_set = true;
+                        }
+                }
+
+                h = groups;
+                break;
+
+        default:
+                return -EBADMSG;
+        }
+
+        i->type = action[0];
+        i->name = TAKE_PTR(resolved_name);
+
+        existing = ordered_hashmap_get(h, i->name);
+        if (existing) {
+
+                /* Two identical items are fine */
+                if (!item_equal(existing, i))
+                        log_warning("Two or more conflicting lines for %s configured, ignoring.", i->name);
+
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        r = ordered_hashmap_put(h, i->name, i);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        i = NULL;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_config_file(const char *fn, bool ignore_enoent) {
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *rf = NULL;
+        FILE *f = NULL;
+        unsigned v = 0;
+        int r = 0;
+
+        assert(fn);
+
+        if (streq(fn, "-"))
+                f = stdin;
+        else {
+                r = search_and_fopen(fn, "re", arg_root, (const char**) CONF_PATHS_STRV("sysusers.d"), &rf);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        if (ignore_enoent && r == -ENOENT)
+                                return 0;
+
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to open '%s', ignoring: %m", fn);
+                }
+
+                f = rf;
+        }
+
+        for (;;) {
+                _cleanup_free_ char *line = NULL;
+                char *l;
+                int k;
+
+                k = read_line(f, LONG_LINE_MAX, &line);
+                if (k < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(k, "Failed to read '%s': %m", fn);
+                if (k == 0)
+                        break;
+
+                v++;
+
+                l = strstrip(line);
+                if (IN_SET(*l, 0, '#'))
+                        continue;
+
+                k = parse_line(fn, v, l);
+                if (k < 0 && r == 0)
+                        r = k;
+        }
+
+        if (ferror(f)) {
+                log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to read from file %s: %m", fn);
+                if (r == 0)
+                        r = -EIO;
+        }
+
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int cat_config(void) {
+        _cleanup_strv_free_ char **files = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        r = conf_files_list_with_replacement(arg_root, CONF_PATHS_STRV("sysusers.d"), arg_replace, &files, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        (void) pager_open(arg_pager_flags);
+
+        return cat_files(NULL, files, 0);
+}
+
+static int help(void) {
+        _cleanup_free_ char *link = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        r = terminal_urlify_man("systemd-sysusers.service", "8", &link);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_oom();
+
+        printf("%s [OPTIONS...] [CONFIGURATION FILE...]\n\n"
+               "Creates system user accounts.\n\n"
+               "  -h --help                 Show this help\n"
+               "     --version              Show package version\n"
+               "     --cat-config           Show configuration files\n"
+               "     --root=PATH            Operate on an alternate filesystem root\n"
+               "     --replace=PATH         Treat arguments as replacement for PATH\n"
+               "     --inline               Treat arguments as configuration lines\n"
+               "     --no-pager             Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
+               "\nSee the %s for details.\n"
+               , program_invocation_short_name
+               , link
+        );
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+
+        enum {
+                ARG_VERSION = 0x100,
+                ARG_CAT_CONFIG,
+                ARG_ROOT,
+                ARG_REPLACE,
+                ARG_INLINE,
+                ARG_NO_PAGER,
+        };
+
+        static const struct option options[] = {
+                { "help",       no_argument,       NULL, 'h'            },
+                { "version",    no_argument,       NULL, ARG_VERSION    },
+                { "cat-config", no_argument,       NULL, ARG_CAT_CONFIG },
+                { "root",       required_argument, NULL, ARG_ROOT       },
+                { "replace",    required_argument, NULL, ARG_REPLACE    },
+                { "inline",     no_argument,       NULL, ARG_INLINE     },
+                { "no-pager",   no_argument,       NULL, ARG_NO_PAGER   },
+                {}
+        };
+
+        int c, r;
+
+        assert(argc >= 0);
+        assert(argv);
+
+        while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h", options, NULL)) >= 0)
+
+                switch (c) {
+
+                case 'h':
+                        return help();
+
+                case ARG_VERSION:
+                        return version();
+
+                case ARG_CAT_CONFIG:
+                        arg_cat_config = true;
+                        break;
+
+                case ARG_ROOT:
+                        r = parse_path_argument_and_warn(optarg, true, &arg_root);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                        break;
+
+                case ARG_REPLACE:
+                        if (!path_is_absolute(optarg) ||
+                            !endswith(optarg, ".conf"))
+                                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                                       "The argument to --replace= must an absolute path to a config file");
+
+                        arg_replace = optarg;
+                        break;
+
+                case ARG_INLINE:
+                        arg_inline = true;
+                        break;
+
+                case ARG_NO_PAGER:
+                        arg_pager_flags |= PAGER_DISABLE;
+                        break;
+
+                case '?':
+                        return -EINVAL;
+
+                default:
+                        assert_not_reached("Unhandled option");
+                }
+
+        if (arg_replace && arg_cat_config)
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                       "Option --replace= is not supported with --cat-config");
+
+        if (arg_replace && optind >= argc)
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                       "When --replace= is given, some configuration items must be specified");
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+static int parse_arguments(char **args) {
+        char **arg;
+        unsigned pos = 1;
+        int r;
+
+        STRV_FOREACH(arg, args) {
+                if (arg_inline)
+                        /* Use (argument):n, where n==1 for the first positional arg */
+                        r = parse_line("(argument)", pos, *arg);
+                else
+                        r = read_config_file(*arg, false);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                pos++;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_config_files(char **args) {
+        _cleanup_strv_free_ char **files = NULL;
+        _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
+        char **f;
+        int r;
+
+        r = conf_files_list_with_replacement(arg_root, CONF_PATHS_STRV("sysusers.d"), arg_replace, &files, &p);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        STRV_FOREACH(f, files)
+                if (p && path_equal(*f, p)) {
+                        log_debug("Parsing arguments at position \"%s\"…", *f);
+
+                        r = parse_arguments(args);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                } else {
+                        log_debug("Reading config file \"%s\"…", *f);
+
+                        /* Just warn, ignore result otherwise */
+                        (void) read_config_file(*f, true);
+                }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        _cleanup_close_ int lock = -1;
+        Iterator iterator;
+        Item *i;
+        int r;
+
+        r = parse_argv(argc, argv);
+        if (r <= 0)
+                return r;
+
+        log_setup_service();
+
+        if (arg_cat_config)
+                return cat_config();
+
+        umask(0022);
+
+        r = mac_selinux_init();
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "SELinux setup failed: %m");
+
+        /* If command line arguments are specified along with --replace, read all
+         * configuration files and insert the positional arguments at the specified
+         * place. Otherwise, if command line arguments are specified, execute just
+         * them, and finally, without --replace= or any positional arguments, just
+         * read configuration and execute it.
+         */
+        if (arg_replace || optind >= argc)
+                r = read_config_files(argv + optind);
+        else
+                r = parse_arguments(argv + optind);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        /* Let's tell nss-systemd not to synthesize the "root" and "nobody" entries for it, so that our detection
+         * whether the names or UID/GID area already used otherwise doesn't get confused. After all, even though
+         * nss-systemd synthesizes these users/groups, they should still appear in /etc/passwd and /etc/group, as the
+         * synthesizing logic is merely supposed to be fallback for cases where we run with a completely unpopulated
+         * /etc. */
+        if (setenv("SYSTEMD_NSS_BYPASS_SYNTHETIC", "1", 1) < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to set SYSTEMD_NSS_BYPASS_SYNTHETIC environment variable: %m");
+
+        if (!uid_range) {
+                /* Default to default range of 1..SYSTEM_UID_MAX */
+                r = uid_range_add(&uid_range, &n_uid_range, 1, SYSTEM_UID_MAX);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_oom();
+        }
+
+        r = add_implicit();
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        lock = take_etc_passwd_lock(arg_root);
+        if (lock < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(lock, "Failed to take /etc/passwd lock: %m");
+
+        r = load_user_database();
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to load user database: %m");
+
+        r = load_group_database();
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to read group database: %m");
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, groups, iterator)
+                (void) process_item(i);
+
+        ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(i, users, iterator)
+                (void) process_item(i);
+
+        r = write_files();
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to write files: %m");
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+DEFINE_MAIN_FUNCTION(run);