README.md

@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@ Enabling bombshell-client access to dom0
 create a file `/etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.VMshell` with mode `0755` and make
 sure its contents say `/bin/bash`.
 
-You will then create a file `/etc/qubes/policy.d/80-ansible-qubes.policy`
-with mode 0664, owned by `root` and group `qubes`.  Add a policy
+You will then create a file `/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell` with
+mode 0664, owned by your login user, and group `qubes`.  Add a policy
 line towards the top of the file:
 
 ```
-qubes.VMShell           *           controller          *     allow
+yourvm dom0 ask
 ```
 
-Where `controller` represents the name of the VM you will be executing
-`bombshell-client` against `dom0` from.
+Where `yourvm` represents the name of the VM you will be executing
+`bombshell-client` against dom0 from.
 
-That's it -- `bombshell-client` should work against `dom0` now.  Of course,
+That's it -- `bombshell-client` should work against dom0 now.  Of course,
 you can adjust the policy to have it not ask — do the security math
 on what that implies.
 

ansible-qubes.spec

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %define mybuildnumber %{?build_number}%{?!build_number:1}
 
 Name:           ansible-qubes
-Version:        0.0.21
+Version:        0.0.17
 Release:        %{mybuildnumber}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Inter-VM program execution for Qubes OS AppVMs and StandaloneVMs
 BuildArch:      noarch

bin/bombshell-client

@@ -321,18 +321,12 @@ def quotedargs():
     return " ".join(quote(x) for x in sys.argv[1:])
 
 
-def quotedargs_ellipsized(cmdlist):
-    text = " ".join(quote(x) for x in cmdlist)
-    if len(text) > 80:
-        text = text[:77] + "..."
-    return text
-
 def main_master():
     set_proc_name("bombshell-client (master) %s" % quotedargs())
     global logging
     logging = LoggingEmu("master")
 
-    logging.info("Started with arguments: %s", quotedargs_ellipsized(sys.argv[1:]))
+    logging.info("Started with arguments: %s", sys.argv[1:])
 
     global debug_enabled
     args = sys.argv[1:]
@@ -425,7 +419,7 @@ def main_remote():
     global logging
     logging = LoggingEmu("remote")
 
-    logging.info("Started with arguments: %s", quotedargs_ellipsized(sys.argv[1:]))
+    logging.info("Started with arguments: %s", sys.argv[1:])
 
     global debug_enabled
     if "-d" in sys.argv[1:]:
@@ -474,11 +468,10 @@ def main_remote():
     muxer.name = "remote multiplexer"
     muxer.start()
 
-    nicecmd_ellipsized = quotedargs_ellipsized(cmd)
-    logging.info("Started %s", nicecmd_ellipsized)
+    logging.info("Started %s", nicecmd)
 
     retval = p.wait()
-    logging.info("Return code %s for %s", retval, nicecmd_ellipsized)
+    logging.info("Return code %s for %s", retval, nicecmd)
     muxer.join()
     logging.info("Ending bombshell")
     return retval

build.parameters

@@ -1 +1 @@
-["RELEASE": "q4.2 38 39"]
+["RELEASE": "q4.1 36"]

doc/Enhance your Ansible with Ansible Qubes.md

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ Integrate this software into your Ansible setup (within your `managevm`) VM) by:
 
 ## Set up the policy file for `qubes.VMShell`
 
-Edit (as `root`) the file `/etc/qubes/policy.d/80-ansible-qubes.policy`
+Edit (as `root`) the file `/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell`
 located on the file system of your `dom0`.
 
 At the top of the file, add the following two lines:
 
 ```
-qubes.VMShell    *    managevm     *      allow
+managevm $anyvm allow
 ```
 
 This first line lets `managevm` execute any commands on any VM on your
@@ -41,21 +41,25 @@ security prompt to allow `qubes.VMShell` on the target VM you're managing.
 
 Now save that file, and exit your editor.
 
-If your dom0 has a file `/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell`,
-you can delete it now.  It is obsolete.
-
 ### Optional: allow `managevm` to manage `dom0`
 
-The next step is to add the RPC service proper to dom0.  Edit the file
+Before the line you added in the previous step, add this line:
+
+```
+managevm dom0 allow
+```
+
+This line lets `managevm` execute any commands in `dom0`.  Be sure you
+understand the security implications of such a thing.
+
+The next step is to add the RPC service proper.  Edit the file
 `/etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.VMShell` to have a single line that contains:
 
 ```
 exec bash
 ```
 
-Make the file executable.
-
-That is it.  `dom0` should work now.  Note you do this at your own risk.
+That is it.  `dom0` should work now.
 
 
 ## Test `qrun` works

doc/Remote management of Qubes OS servers.md

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ to set up a policy that allows us to remotely execute commands on any VM of the
 network server, without having to be physically present to click any dialogs authorizing
 the execution of those commands.
 
-In `dom0` of your Qubes server, edit `/etc/qubes/policy.d/80-ansible-qubes.policy` to add,
+In `dom0` of your Qubes server, edit `/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell` to add,
 at the top of the file, a policy that looks like this:
 
 ```
-qubes.VMShell    *    managevm     *      allow
+exp-manager   $anyvm    allow
 ```
 
 This tells Qubes OS that `exp-manager` is now authorized to run any command in any of the VMs.
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ This tells Qubes OS that `exp-manager` is now authorized to run any command in a
 **Security note**: this does mean that anyone with access to `exp-manager` can do
 literally anything on any of your VMs in your Qubes OS server.
 
-If that is not what you want, then replace `*` after `managevm` with the name of the VMs you
-would like to manage.  For example: if you would like `exp-manager` to be authorized to run
-commands *only* on `exp-net`, then you can use the following policy:
+If that is not what you want, then replace `$anyvm` with the name of the VMs you would like
+to manage.  For example: if you would like `exp-manager` to be authorized to run commands
+*only* on `exp-net`, then you can use the following policy:
 
 ```
-qubes.VMShell    *      exp-manager   exp-net   allow
-qubes.VMShell    *      exp-manager   @anyvm    deny
+exp-manager   exp-net   allow
+exp-manager   $anyvm    deny
 ```
 
 Try it out now.  SSH from your manager machine into `exp-manager` and run:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ You should see `yes` followed by `exp-net` on the output side.
 If you expect that you will need to run commands in `dom0` from your manager machine
 (say, to create, stop, start and modify VMs in the Qubes OS server),
 then you will have to create a file `/etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.VMShell` as `root` in `dom0`,
-with the contents `/bin/bash` and permission mode `0755`.  Doing this will enable you
+with the contents `/bin/bash` and permission mode `0644`.  Doing this will enable you
 to run commands on `dom0` which you can subsequently test in `exp-manager` by running command:
 
 ```
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ qvm-run dom0 'echo yes ; hostname'
 like you did before.
 
 **Security note**: this does mean that anyone with access to `exp-manager` can do
-*literally anything* on your Qubes OS server.  You have been warned.
+literally anything on your Qubes OS server.
 
 ## Integrate your Ansible setup