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cmd/geth, internal/flags: print envvar config source and bad names #28119

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One catch with env vars is that they might silently change Geth's behavior, in both directions:

  • A set config var might be unexpected to the user and they might not know where it originates from (since it's not specified on the CLI).
  • An old / mistyped env var might be present that is not actually consumed by Geth because a name mismatch, which would lead to a silent ignore.

Both cases would be quite tricky to debug. Further it would be a PITA for us to debug user issues when they don't share their env list, and sharing them may not be best security practice.

This PR tries to solve all 3 issues, by listing all the consumed env vars, as well as all the env vars that "seem" like GETH ones, but that are not consumed in the end.

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@karalabe karalabe added this to the 1.13.1 milestone Sep 14, 2023
if err := debug.Setup(ctx); err != nil {
return err
}
flags.CheckEnvVars(ctx, app.Flags, "GETH")
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flags.CheckEnvVars(ctx, app.Flags, "GETH")
flags.CheckEnvVars(ctx, app.Flags, "GETH_")

maybe?

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Unsure. I deliberately left it as GETH only so that if you forget the underscore or use a minus or something it still gets caught. That said, it's mostly a heuristic for now.

if ctx.Count(flag) > 0 {
log.Info("Config environment variable found", "envvar", key, "shadowedby", "--"+flag)
} else {
log.Info("Config environment variable found", "envvar", key)
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In some cases. cmd line params are sensitive (password for remote influxdb databases, password for --unlock), but this will echo them in logs, right?

Might not be the best idea -- so far, we've been kind rightfully lax about asking people for their logs, because we know they contain nothing interesting.

Ah wait, it's only the key, not the value? If so it's all good!

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Yes, only key for the exact reason.

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LGTM

@karalabe karalabe merged commit 16cd1a7 into ethereum:master Sep 15, 2023
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