ZFS-ALLOW(8)

NAME
zfs-allow - delegate ZFS administration permissions to unprivileged users

SYNOPSIS
zfs allow [-dglu] user|group[,user|group]… perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume
zfs allow [-dl] -e|everyone perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume
zfs allow -c perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume
zfs allow -s @setname perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume
zfs unallow [-dglru] user|group[,user|group]… [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume
zfs unallow [-dlr] -e|everyone [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume
zfs unallow [-r] -c [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume
zfs unallow [-r] -s @setname [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume

DESCRIPTION

    zfs allow filesystem|volume Displays permissions that have been delegated on the specified filesystem or volume. See the other forms of zfs allow for more information.

    Delegations are supported under Linux with the exception of mount, unmount, mountpoint, canmount, rename, and share. These permissions cannot be delegated because the Linux mount(8) command restricts modifications of the global namespace to the root user.

    zfs allow [-dglu] user|group[,user|group]… perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume

    zfs allow [-dl] -e|everyone perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume Delegates ZFS administration permission for the file systems to non-privileged users.

    -d  Allow only for the descendent file systems.

    -e|everyone
        Specifies that the permissions be delegated to everyone.

    -g group[,group]…
        Explicitly specify that permissions are delegated to the group.

    -l  Allow "locally" only for the specified file system.

    -u user[,user]…
        Explicitly specify that permissions are delegated to the user.

    user|group[,user|group]…
        Specifies to whom the permissions are delegated. Multiple entities can be specified as a comma-separated list. If neither of the -gu options are specified, then the argument is interpreted preferentially as the keyword everyone, then as a user name, and lastly as a group name. To specify a user or group named "everyone", use the -g or -u options. To specify a group with the same name as a user, use the -g options.

        perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… The permissions to delegate. Multiple permissions may be specified as a comma-separated list. Permission names are the same as ZFS subcommand and property names. See the property list below. Property set names, which begin with @, may be specified. See the -s form below for details.

    If neither of the -dl options are specified, or both are, then the permissions are allowed for the file system or volume, and all of its descendants.

    Permissions are generally the ability to use a ZFS subcommand or change a ZFS property. The following permissions are available:
    NAME | TYPE | NOTES
    allow | subcommand | Must also have the permission that is being allowed
    bookmark | subcommand
    clone | subcommand | Must also have the create ability and mount ability in the origin file system
    create | subcommand | Must also have the mount ability. Must also have the refreservation ability to create a non-sparse volume.
    destroy | subcommand | Must also have the mount ability
    diff | subcommand | Allows lookup of paths within a dataset given an object number, and the ability to create snapshots necessary to zfs diff.
    hold | subcommand | Allows adding a user hold to a snapshot
    load-key | subcommand | Allows loading and unloading of encryption key (see zfs load-key and zfs unload-key).
    change-key | subcommand | Allows changing an encryption key via zfs change-key.
    mount | subcommand | Allows mounting/unmounting ZFS datasets
    promote | subcommand | Must also have the mount and promote ability in the origin file system
    receive | subcommand | Must also have the mount and create ability, required for zfs receive -F (see also receive:append for limited, non forced receive)
    release | subcommand | Allows releasing a user hold which might destroy the snapshot
    rename | subcommand | Must also have the mount and create ability in the new parent
    rollback | subcommand | Must also have the mount ability
    send | subcommand | Allows sending a replication stream of a dataset.
    send:raw | subcommand | Only allows sending raw replication streams, preventing encrypted datasets being sent in decrypted form.
    send:encrypted | subcommand | Only allows sending raw replication streams of encrypted datasets, preventing encrypted datasets being sent in decrypted form and preventing decrypted datasets being sent at all.
    share | subcommand | Allows sharing file systems over NFS or SMB protocols
    snapshot | subcommand | Must also have the mount ability
    receive:append | other | Must also have the mount and create ability, limited receive ability (can not do receive -F)
    groupquota | other | Allows accessing any groupquota@… property
    groupobjquota | other | Allows accessing any groupobjquota@… property
    groupused | other | Allows reading any groupused@… property
    groupobjused | other | Allows reading any groupobjused@… property
    userprop | other | Allows changing any user property
    userquota | other | Allows accessing any userquota@… property
    userobjquota | other | Allows accessing any userobjquota@… property
    userused | other | Allows reading any userused@… property
    userobjused | other | Allows reading any userobjused@… property
    projectobjquota | other | Allows accessing any projectobjquota@… property
    projectquota | other | Allows accessing any projectquota@… property
    projectobjused | other | Allows reading any projectobjused@… property
    projectused | other | Allows reading any projectused@… property
    aclinherit | property
    aclmode | property
    acltype | property
    atime | property
    canmount | property
    casesensitivity | property
    checksum | property
    compression | property
    context | property
    copies | property
    dedup | property
    defcontext | property
    devices | property
    dnodesize | property
    encryption | property
    exec | property
    filesystem_limit | property
    fscontext | property
    keyformat | property
    keylocation | property
    logbias | property
    mlslabel | property
    mountpoint | property
    nbmand | property
    normalization | property
    overlay | property
    pbkdf2iters | property
    primarycache | property
    quota | property
    readonly | property
    recordsize | property
    redundant_metadata | property
    refquota | property
    refreservation | property
    relatime | property
    reservation | property
    rootcontext | property
    secondarycache | property
    setuid | property
    sharenfs | property
    sharesmb | property
    snapdev | property
    snapdir | property
    snapshot_limit | property
    special_small_blocks | property
    sync | property
    utf8only | property
    version | property
    volblocksize | property
    volmode | property
    volsize | property
    vscan | property
    xattr | property
    zoned | property

    zfs allow -c perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume Sets "create time" permissions. These permissions are granted (locally) to the creator of any newly-created descendent file system.

    zfs allow -s @setname perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]… filesystem|volume Defines or adds permissions to a permission set. The set can be used by other zfs allow commands for the specified file system and its descendants. Sets are evaluated dynamically, so changes to a set are immediately reflected. Permission sets follow the same naming restrictions as ZFS file systems, but the name must begin with @, and can be no more than 64 characters long.

    zfs unallow [-dglru] user|group[,user|group]… [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume

    zfs unallow [-dlr] -e|everyone [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume

    zfs unallow [-r] -c [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume Removes permissions that were granted with the zfs allow command. No permissions are explicitly denied, so other permissions granted are still in effect. For example, if the permission is granted by an ancestor. If no permissions are specified, then all permissions for the specified user, group, or everyone are removed. Specifying everyone (or using the -e option) only removes the permissions that were granted to everyone, not all permissions for every user and group. See the zfs allow command for a description of the -ldugec options.

    -r  Recursively remove the permissions from this file system and all descendants.

    zfs unallow [-r] -s @setname [perm|@setname[,perm|@ setname]…] filesystem|volume Removes permissions from a permission set. If no permissions are specified, then all permissions are removed, thus removing the set entirely.

EXAMPLES

  Example 1 : Delegating ZFS Administration Permissions on a ZFS Dataset
The following example shows how to set permissions so that user cindys can create, destroy, mount, and take snapshots on tank/cindys. The permissions on tank/cindys are also displayed.
    # zfs allow cindys create,destroy,mount,snapshot tank/cindys
    # zfs allow tank/cindys
    ---- Permissions on tank/cindys --------------------------------------
    Local+Descendent permissions:
            user cindys create,destroy,mount,snapshot

Because the tank/cindys mount point permission is set to 755 by default, user cindys will be unable to mount file systems under tank/cindys. Add an ACE similar to the following syntax to provide mount point access:
    # chmod A+user:cindys:add_subdirectory:allow /tank/cindys

  Example 2 : Delegating Create Time Permissions on a ZFS Dataset
The following example shows how to grant anyone in the group staff to create file systems in tank/users. This syntax also allows staff members to destroy their own file systems, but not destroy anyone else's file system. The permissions on tank/users are also displayed.
    # zfs allow staff create,mount tank/users
    # zfs allow -c destroy tank/users
    # zfs allow tank/users
    ---- Permissions on tank/users ---------------------------------------
    Permission sets:
            destroy
    Local+Descendent permissions:
            group staff create,mount

  Example 3 : Defining and Granting a Permission Set on a ZFS Dataset
The following example shows how to define and grant a permission set on the tank/users file system. The permissions on tank/users are also displayed.
    # zfs allow -s @pset create,destroy,snapshot,mount tank/users
    # zfs allow staff @pset tank/users
    # zfs allow tank/users
    ---- Permissions on tank/users ---------------------------------------
    Permission sets:
            @pset create,destroy,mount,snapshot
    Local+Descendent permissions:
            group staff @pset

  Example 4 : Delegating Property Permissions on a ZFS Dataset
The following example shows to grant the ability to set quotas and reservations on the users/home file system. The permissions on users/home are also displayed.
    # zfs allow cindys quota,reservation users/home
    # zfs allow users/home
    ---- Permissions on users/home ---------------------------------------
    Local+Descendent permissions:
            user cindys quota,reservation
    cindys% zfs set quota=10G users/home/marks
    cindys% zfs get quota users/home/marks
    NAME              PROPERTY  VALUE  SOURCE
    users/home/marks  quota     10G    local

  Example 5 : Removing ZFS Delegated Permissions on a ZFS Dataset
The following example shows how to remove the snapshot permission from the staff group on the tank/users file system. The permissions on tank/users are also displayed.
    # zfs unallow staff snapshot tank/users
    # zfs allow tank/users
    ---- Permissions on tank/users ---------------------------------------
    Permission sets:
            @pset create,destroy,mount,snapshot
    Local+Descendent permissions:
            group staff @pset