openldap-software August 2008

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Supported RFC's and "features"
by Clowser, Jeff (Contractor) 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

I'm currently doing a review to see how OpenLDAP compares, *feature wise* ATM, to other directory servers and specifically to the Sun DS - i.e. to get a definitive list of features it's missing that Sun has and what it has that Sun doesn't have, etc. For brevity, I haven't included all the potentially useful features of OpenLDAP, but have just focused on those associated with 1) RFC compliance (of which Sun may or may not meet) and 2) features to match the Sun DS (which it would be replacing). … [View More] So far, here's what I have for OpenLDAP: RFC 4510 (which includes 4511-4519). There was recent discussion on the list around this, such that in some cases, not everything that changed from 3377 (which includes 2251-2256, 2829, and 2830) to 4510 has been updated in OpenLDAP, but I think those issues are fairly minor. The following additional RFC's are supported in OpenLDAP: - RFC 2247 and RFC 3088 - RFC 2696 simple paged results - RFC 2849 ldif - RFC 3062 password mod op - RFC 3296 named referals, manageDSAit - RFC 3673 All Op attrs + feature - RFC 3687 Component matching rules - RFC 3866 Languange tag and range - RFC 3876 matched values control - RFC 4370 proxy auth - RFC 4522 binary encoding - RFC 4523 x.509 cert schema - RFC 4524 COSINE schema - RFC 4525 Mod-increment - RFC 4526 Absolute true/false filters - RFC 4527 pre/post read control - RFC 4528 assertion control - RFC 4529 request attrs by objectclass - RFC 4530 entryUUID - RFC 4532 whoamI - RFC 4533 Content Sync op (replication) RFC's NOT supported are: - RFC 2589 dds Seems with 2.4, this has gone from experimental to production quality? - RFC 2891 server side sorting - RFC 3671 collective attributes - RFC 3928 LCUP mainly for updating cached addressbooks, etc - not replication between servers - RFC 3384 looks like just reqs for replication, not an actual replication protocol - RFC 4533 is used instead Unknown: - RFC 3672 (subentries) - RFC 3698 and 3727 (additional matching rules) - RFC 3909 LDAP Cancel operation - RFC 5020 entryDN operational attribute (There are some other, often obscure, LDAP related RFC's that I didn't include, but this seems to be the major/useful ones) Other features not supported: - VLV browse indexes (per http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-ldapext-ldapv3-vlv-09). Not an RFC, but supported by Sun and MS directories, and used by things like Outlook and Solaris. Other supported features: - dyngroup/dynlist/memberof overlay (A much more useful feature than Sun's groupOfURLs "dynamic" group and "roles" mechanism) - ppolicy overlay (matches Sun DS 5.x reasonably close, but is account lockout replicated to all servers? Sun DS 6.x claims to) - refint overlay (similar to Sun's referential integrity plugin) - unique overlay (similar to Sun's uniqueness plugin) - audit and accesslog overlays, syslog logging - much more useful/complete than Sun's access/audit/error logs. - live acl changes via LDAP Unknown features: - Per user resource limits (sizelimit, timelimit, idletimeout, etc). I think Howard Chu said OpenLDAP has some of this, but I haven't seen any reference to it or how to use it in the docs (does this functionality exist, and if so, is there any documentation?) - Tracking of last login (i.e. last successful ldap authentication) Is this still fairly accurate? The ones that are really problematic are the lack of: - VLV Browse indexes - RFC 2891 (server side sorting) - per user/entry resources limits (if they don't exist) Are there any unofficial updates/patches/overlays/plans for any of this functionality? Thanks, - Jeff [View Less]

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Bizarre error while initializing a DIT
by Maykel Moya 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

I'm trying to initialize a DIT. This is the error I get: root@tpro:/var/lib/ldap# slapadd -v -n 2 -l tproca1st.ldif PROXIED attributeDescription "DC" inserted. hdb_monitor_db_open: monitoring disabled; configure monitor database to enable slapadd: dn="DC=tpro,DC=ca" (line=1): (64) naming attribute 'DC' is obsolete root@tpro:/var/lib/ldap# cat tproca1st.ldif dn: dc=tpro,dc=ca objectClass: top objectClass: dcObject objectClass: organization o: My test Orga dc: tpro root@tpro:/var/lib/ldap# … [View More]

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delta-syncrepl, accesslog logpurge, slapadd -w problem
by David Hawes 09 Sep '08

09 Sep '08

I was testing the recovery of a slave in a delta-syncrepl configuration after an accesslog purge, and noticed that operations that have been purged from the accesslog that occurred while the slave was down do not get replicated when the initial master database was loaded with "slapadd -w". If the slave database is empty, it will correctly receive all master entries, but if you shut the slave down (after it has done the initial sync), make a change, wait for the change to be purged from … [View More]

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Re: virtual view strategies: replying differently to different clients
by Pierangelo Masarati 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

----- "Aaron Richton" <richton(a)nbcs.rutgers.edu> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, Guillaume Rousse wrote: > > > First, using a distinct database doesn't allow to provide a virtual > view > > from a branch in my original database to another branch in the same > > database. Meaning, I can't have ou=telephony,dc=myprefix a virtual > view > > of ou=users,dc=myprefix, I need to use a distinct prefix. > > Have you tried declaring the ou=telephony,dc=… [View More]

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Re: openldap server migration issue
by Pierangelo Masarati 02 Sep '08

02 Sep '08

Please keep replies on the list. Naveen.X1.Sarabu(a)chase.com wrote: > Hi, > > On the current running prod server i have the same settings(acls). > users line is commented but "by * read " should allow users to read > the information. What I'm trying to tell you is that ACL parsing never gets to that "by * read" because it comes __after__ a commented out line. As such, that "by * read" is either a continuation of the comment or garbage. The fact that on the "current … [View More]

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Re: Re: openldap server migration issue
by Gavin Henry 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

Yeah, good catch. I forgot to check acls. Sorry.

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openldap server migration issue
by Naveen.X1.Sarabu＠chase.com 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

Hi, Can any one please help me in the following issue: Desc: I am in the process of migrating openldap from one server to antother server. current openldap server: server1.example.com new openldap server : server2.example.com Below is the procedure i have followed to migrate it: 1. setup server2.example.com as replica server of server1.example.com 2. after syncing the DB files , made it as standalone master ldap. for testing iam using the below commands: 1. when i search for info as … [View More]Manager it is giving all the information server2#ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=example,dc=com' -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" '(objectclass=*)' -H ldaps://server2.example.com -W 2. But when i try to search as a normal user it is throwing the following error. server2# ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=example,dc=com' -D "uid=okkamagadu,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" '(objectclass=*)' -H ldaps://server2.example.com -W Enter LDAP Password: ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49) <<<am i missing any configration,any suggestions? Here is My configureation information: # # See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options. # This file should NOT be world readable. # include /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/openldap.schema # Allow LDAPv2 client connections. This is NOT the default. allow bind_v2 # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory # service AND an understanding of referrals. #referral ldap://root.openldap.org pidfile /var/run/openldap/slapd.pid argsfile /var/run/openldap/slapd.args # Load dynamic backend modules: # modulepath /usr/sbin/openldap # moduleload back_bdb.la # moduleload back_ldap.la # moduleload back_ldbm.la # moduleload back_passwd.la # moduleload back_shell.la # The next three lines allow use of TLS for encrypting connections using a # dummy test certificate which you can generate by changing to # /usr/share/ssl/certs, running "make slapd.pem", and fixing permissions on # slapd.pem so that the ldap user or group can read it. Your client software # may balk at self-signed certificates, however. # TLSCACertificateFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt # TLSCertificateFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/slapd.pem # TLSCertificateKeyFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/slapd.pem TLSCACertificateFile /etc/openldap/ssl/certs/ca.crt TLSCertificateFile /etc/openldap/ssl/certs/server2.crt TLSCertificateKeyFile /etc/openldap/ssl/server2.key # Sample security restrictions # Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking) # Require 112-bit (3DES or better) encryption for updates # Require 63-bit encryption for simple bind security ssf=1 update_ssf=112 simple_bind=64 # Sample access control policy: # Root DSE: allow anyone to read it # Subschema (sub)entry DSE: allow anyone to read it # Other DSEs: # Allow self write access # Allow authenticated users read access # Allow anonymous users to authenticate # Directives needed to implement policy: # access to dn.base="" by * read # access to dn.base="cn=Subschema" by * read access to * by self write # by users read by group.exact="cn=Admin,ou=LdapAdmin,dc=example,dc=com" write by * read # by anonymous auth # # if no access controls are present, the default policy # allows anyone and everyone to read anything but restricts # updates to rootdn. (e.g., "access to * by * read") # # rootdn can always read and write EVERYTHING! ####################################################################### # ldbm and/or bdb database definitions ####################################################################### database bdb #suffix "dc=my-domain,dc=com" suffix "dc=example,dc=com" #rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com" rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should # be avoided. See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details. # Use of strong authentication encouraged. # rootpw secret rootpw <password> # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools. # Mode 700 recommended. directory /var/lib/ldap # Indices to maintain for this database index objectClass eq,pres index ou,cn,mail,surname,givenname eq,pres,sub index uidNumber,gidNumber,loginShell eq,pres index uid,memberUid eq,pres,sub index nisMapName,nisMapEntry eq,pres,sub # Replicas of this database #replogfile /var/lib/ldap/openldap-master-replog #replica host=ldap-1.example.com:389 starttls=critical # bindmethod=sasl saslmech=GSSAPI # authcId=host/ldap-master.example.com(a)EXAMPLE.COM ----------------------------------------- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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olcServerID
by andylockran 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

http://blog.suretecsystems.com/archives/40-OpenLDAP-Weekly-News-Issue-5.html In the third box of code, this appears to set up the Master node with 3 serverIDs +URLS, when previously it was set up with a single serverID (which I assumed to be its identifier) is this correct? I'm running version 2.4.10 on both servers. Regards, Andy

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OpenLDAP Date
by andylockran 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading a 2.3.41 directory up to the 2.4 branch. I've got a few virtual machines with which I've been testing and running syncrepl. I've successfully 'pulled' all the data out from the old server (2.3) and that's now in database 1 on my new server. However, having installed openLDAP on another new server.. the date that logs are reporting is an hour earlier than the system time. Is there a configurable run-time option in slapd, to get the date? I've currently … [View More]

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slapadd bulk load performance issue
by Skulj Blaz 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

Hello, Version OpenLDAP: 2.4.11 OS: Linux Red Hat ES 4.6 Storage: Berkeley DB 4.2 (+4 patches) I'm testing performance in importing big LDIF file with 2 milions of entries (22.000.000 number of attributes). LDIF file is 600 MB big, one entry looks like this: dn: itContainerId=20000001,ou=Container,l=example,c=com objectClass: labeledURIObject objectClass: itContainerOC itContainerId: 20000001 itContainerType: 1 itContainerName: ljubljana1 itContainerStatus: 0 itParentContainerId: 3000000 … [View More]

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