src/home/homed-home.c

@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ static int home_may_change_password(
         assert(h);
 
         r = user_record_test_password_change_required(h->record);
-        if (IN_SET(r, -EKEYREVOKED, -EOWNERDEAD, -EKEYEXPIRED, -ESTALE))
+        if (IN_SET(r, -EKEYREVOKED, -EOWNERDEAD, -EKEYEXPIRED))
                 return 0; /* expired in some form, but changing is allowed */
         if (IN_SET(r, -EKEYREJECTED, -EROFS))
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, "Expiration settings of account %s do not allow changing of password.", h->user_name);

src/home/homework-luks.c

@@ -1885,24 +1885,7 @@ int home_create_luks(
 
         fstype = user_record_file_system_type(h);
         if (!supported_fstype(fstype))
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EPROTONOSUPPORT), "Unsupported file system type: %s", fstype);
-
-        r = mkfs_exists(fstype);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to check if mkfs binary for %s exists: %m", fstype);
-        if (r == 0) {
-                if (h->file_system_type || streq(fstype, "ext4") || !supported_fstype("ext4"))
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EPROTONOSUPPORT), "mkfs binary for file system type %s does not exist.", fstype);
-
-                /* If the record does not explicitly declare a file system to use, and the compiled-in
-                 * default does not actually exist, than do an automatic fallback onto ext4, as the baseline
-                 * fs of Linux. We won't search for a working fs type here beyond ext4, i.e. nothing fancier
-                 * than a single, conservative fallback to baseline. This should be useful in minimal
-                 * environments where mkfs.btrfs or so are not made available, but mkfs.ext4 as Linux' most
-                 * boring, most basic fs is. */
-                log_info("Formatting tool for compiled-in default file system %s not available, falling back to ext4 instead.", fstype);
-                fstype = "ext4";
-        }
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EPROTONOSUPPORT), "Unsupported file system type: %s", h->file_system_type);
 
         if (sd_id128_is_null(h->partition_uuid)) {
                 r = sd_id128_randomize(&partition_uuid);
@@ -1981,8 +1964,7 @@ int home_create_luks(
                         host_size = DISK_SIZE_ROUND_DOWN(h->disk_size);
 
                 if (!supported_fs_size(fstype, host_size))
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ERANGE),
-                                               "Selected file system size too small for %s.", fstype);
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ERANGE), "Selected file system size too small for %s.", h->file_system_type);
 
                 /* After creation we should reference this partition by its UUID instead of the block
                  * device. That's preferable since the user might have specified a device node such as
@@ -2015,7 +1997,7 @@ int home_create_luks(
                         return r;
 
                 if (!supported_fs_size(fstype, host_size))
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ERANGE), "Selected file system size too small for %s.", fstype);
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ERANGE), "Selected file system size too small for %s.", h->file_system_type);
 
                 r = tempfn_random(ip, "homework", &temporary_image_path);
                 if (r < 0)

src/home/pam_systemd_home.c

@@ -846,8 +846,8 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_acct_mgmt(
         switch (r) {
 
         case -ESTALE:
-                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_WARNING, "User record for '%s' is newer than current system time, assuming incorrect system clock, allowing access.", ur->user_name);
-                break;
+                (void) pam_prompt(handle, PAM_ERROR_MSG, NULL, "User record is newer than current system time, prohibiting access.");
+                return PAM_ACCT_EXPIRED;
 
         case -ENOLCK:
                 (void) pam_prompt(handle, PAM_ERROR_MSG, NULL, "User record is blocked, prohibiting access.");
@@ -904,11 +904,6 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_acct_mgmt(
                 (void) pam_prompt(handle, PAM_ERROR_MSG, NULL, "Password will expire soon, please change.");
                 break;
 
-        case -ESTALE:
-                /* If the system clock is wrong, let's log but continue */
-                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_WARNING, "Couldn't check if password change is required, last change is in the future, system clock likely wrong.");
-                break;
-
         case -EROFS:
                 /* All good, just means the password if we wanted to change we couldn't, but we don't need to */
                 break;

src/home/user-record-util.c

@@ -1295,12 +1295,10 @@ int user_record_ratelimit(UserRecord *h) {
 
         usec = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
 
-        if (h->ratelimit_begin_usec != UINT64_MAX && h->ratelimit_begin_usec > usec) {
-                /* Hmm, start-time is after the current time? If so, the RTC most likely doesn't work. */
-                new_ratelimit_begin_usec = usec;
-                new_ratelimit_count = 1;
-                log_debug("Rate limit timestamp is in the future, assuming incorrect system clock, resetting limit.");
-        } else if (h->ratelimit_begin_usec == UINT64_MAX ||
+        if (h->ratelimit_begin_usec != UINT64_MAX && h->ratelimit_begin_usec > usec)
+                /* Hmm, time is running backwards? Say no! */
+                return 0;
+        else if (h->ratelimit_begin_usec == UINT64_MAX ||
                  usec_add(h->ratelimit_begin_usec, user_record_ratelimit_interval_usec(h)) <= usec) {
                 /* Fresh start */
                 new_ratelimit_begin_usec = usec;

src/shared/user-record-show.c

@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ void user_record_show(UserRecord *hr, bool show_full_group_info) {
         if (hr->last_change_usec != USEC_INFINITY) {
                 char buf[FORMAT_TIMESTAMP_MAX];
                 printf(" Last Change: %s\n", format_timestamp(buf, sizeof(buf), hr->last_change_usec));
-
-                if (hr->last_change_usec > now(CLOCK_REALTIME))
-                        printf("              %sModification time lies in the future, system clock wrong?%s\n",
-                               ansi_highlight_yellow(), ansi_normal());
         }
 
         if (hr->last_password_change_usec != USEC_INFINITY &&
@@ -60,6 +56,10 @@ void user_record_show(UserRecord *hr, bool show_full_group_info) {
         r = user_record_test_blocked(hr);
         switch (r) {
 
+        case -ESTALE:
+                printf("    Login OK: %sno%s (last change time is in the future)\n", ansi_highlight_red(), ansi_normal());
+                break;
+
         case -ENOLCK:
                 printf("    Login OK: %sno%s (record is locked)\n", ansi_highlight_red(), ansi_normal());
                 break;
@@ -72,11 +72,10 @@ void user_record_show(UserRecord *hr, bool show_full_group_info) {
                 printf("    Login OK: %sno%s (record not valid anymore))\n", ansi_highlight_red(), ansi_normal());
                 break;
 
-        case -ESTALE:
         default: {
                 usec_t y;
 
-                if (r < 0 && r != -ESTALE) {
+                if (r < 0) {
                         errno = -r;
                         printf("    Login OK: %sno%s (%m)\n", ansi_highlight_red(), ansi_normal());
                         break;
@@ -124,10 +123,6 @@ void user_record_show(UserRecord *hr, bool show_full_group_info) {
                 printf(" Password OK: %schange not permitted%s\n", ansi_highlight_yellow(), ansi_normal());
                 break;
 
-        case -ESTALE:
-                printf(" Password OK: %slast password change in future%s\n", ansi_highlight_yellow(), ansi_normal());
-                break;
-
         default:
                 if (r < 0) {
                         errno = -r;

src/shared/user-record.c

@@ -1919,11 +1919,6 @@ uint64_t user_record_ratelimit_next_try(UserRecord *h) {
             h->ratelimit_count == UINT64_MAX)
                 return UINT64_MAX;
 
-        if (h->ratelimit_begin_usec > now(CLOCK_REALTIME)) /* If the ratelimit time is in the future, then
-                                                            * the local clock is probably incorrect. Let's
-                                                            * not refuse login then. */
-                return UINT64_MAX;
-
         if (h->ratelimit_count < user_record_ratelimit_burst(h))
                 return 0;
 
@@ -2030,20 +2025,19 @@ int user_record_test_blocked(UserRecord *h) {
 
         assert(h);
 
+        n = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
+        if (h->last_change_usec != UINT64_MAX &&
+            h->last_change_usec > n) /* Don't allow log ins when the record is from the future */
+                return -ESTALE;
+
         if (h->locked > 0)
                 return -ENOLCK;
 
-        n = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
-
         if (h->not_before_usec != UINT64_MAX && n < h->not_before_usec)
                 return -EL2HLT;
         if (h->not_after_usec != UINT64_MAX && n > h->not_after_usec)
                 return -EL3HLT;
 
-        if (h->last_change_usec != UINT64_MAX &&
-            h->last_change_usec > n) /* Complain during log-ins when the record is from the future */
-                return -ESTALE;
-
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2061,7 +2055,6 @@ int user_record_test_password_change_required(UserRecord *h) {
             -EKEYEXPIRED: Password is about to expire, warn user
                -ENETDOWN: Record has expiration info but no password change timestamp
                   -EROFS: No password change required nor permitted
-                 -ESTALE: RTC likely incorrect, last password change is in the future
                        0: No password change required, but permitted
          */
 
@@ -2071,14 +2064,6 @@ int user_record_test_password_change_required(UserRecord *h) {
 
         n = now(CLOCK_REALTIME);
 
-        /* Password change in the future? Then our RTC is likely incorrect */
-        if (h->last_password_change_usec != UINT64_MAX &&
-            h->last_password_change_usec > n &&
-            (h->password_change_min_usec != UINT64_MAX ||
-             h->password_change_max_usec != UINT64_MAX ||
-             h->password_change_inactive_usec != UINT64_MAX))
-            return -ESTALE;
-
         /* Then, let's check if password changing is currently allowed at all */
         if (h->password_change_min_usec != UINT64_MAX) {