Hello to the list,
I'm trying to configure the slapd-meta OpenLDAP backend on an online
cn=config
configuration with no luck. Slapd version is 2.4.39 (the maximum I can
achieve on the target machines building from vanilla source).
The documentation is clear but too concise for me so I will try to explain
what I'm trying to do to see if there is anybody that can help me.
Currently I have 3 slapd servers that share a common root for the DIT, i.e.:
dc=loc1,dc=root
dc=loc2,dc=root
dc=loc3,dc=root
What I would like to achieve is to obtain a fourth server that contains
the previous trees, along with its own tree, i.e. a server that contains:
dc=loc0,dc=root (locally hosted data)
dc=loc1,dc=root (coming from the first server, chasing referrals)
dc=loc2,dc=root (coming from the second server, chasing referrals)
dc=loc3,dc=root (coming from the third server, chasing referrals)
this way, all the clients connecting to this server will be able to
retrieve data also from the other three remote servers.
As far as I understood, I only need to configure the "loc0" server to access
the other three servers and get the data to serve to clients.
I have already configured the fourth server with its local DIT and this is
the configuration:
# cat 'cn=config.ldif'
dn: cn=config
objectClass: olcGlobal
cn: config
olcArgsFile: /var/run/slapd/slapd.args
olcPidFile: /var/run/slapd/slapd.pid
structuralObjectClass: olcGlobal
creatorsName: cn=config
olcServerID: 1
olcThreads: 32
olcToolThreads: 8
olcRequires: LDAPv3
olcConnMaxPendingAuth: 100
olcTLSCACertificateFile: /etc/ssl/certs/my_ca_cert.pem
olcTLSCertificateFile: /etc/ssl/certs/this-host_x509_cert.pem
olcTLSCertificateKeyFile: /etc/ssl/private/this-host_x509_key.key
olcTLSVerifyClient: try
olcTimeLimit: 600
olcLogLevel: stats2 sync
[...]
# cat 'cn=module{0}.ldif'
dn: cn=module{0}
objectClass: olcModuleList
cn: module{0}
olcModulePath: /usr/lib/ldap
olcModuleLoad: {0}back_hdb
olcModuleLoad: {1}syncprov
olcModuleLoad: {2}accesslog
structuralObjectClass: olcModuleList
[...]
Schema files are the following:
cn={0}core.ldif
cn={1}cosine.ldif
cn={2}nis.ldif
cn={3}inetorgperson.ldif
cn={4}dyngroup.ldif
cn={5}kerberos.ldif
# cat 'olcDatabase={1}hdb.ldif'
dn: olcDatabase={1}hdb
objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
objectClass: olcHdbConfig
olcDatabase: {1}hdb
olcDbDirectory: /var/lib/ldap
olcSuffix: dc=loc0,dc=root
olcAccess: {0}to
attrs=userPassword,shadowLastChange,krbPrincipalKey by dn="cn
=admin,dc=loc0,dc=root" write by anonymous auth by self write by *
none
olcAccess: {1}to dn.base="" by * read
olcAccess: {2}to * by dn="cn=admin,dc=loc0,dc=root" write by * read
olcLastMod: TRUE
olcRootDN: cn=admin,dc=loc0,dc=root
olcRootPW:: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
olcDbCacheSize: 10000
olcDbCheckpoint: 512 10
olcDbConfig: {0}set_cachesize 0 524288000 1
olcDbConfig: {1}set_lk_max_objects 1500
olcDbConfig: {2}set_lk_max_locks 1500
olcDbConfig: {3}set_lk_max_lockers 1500
olcDbConfig: {4}set_flags DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE
olcDbIDLcacheSize: 30000
olcDbIndex: default pres,eq
[...]
structuralObjectClass: olcHdbConfig
olcSyncrepl: {0}rid=0 provider=ldap://second-host.loc0.root
bindmethod=s
imple binddn="cn=admin,dc=loc0,dc=root" credentials=xxxxxx
searchbase="dc=loc0,dc=root"
logbase="cn=accesslog" logfilter="(&(objectClass=auditWriteObj
ect)(reqResult=0))" schemachecking=on type=refreshAndPersist
retry="60 +" syn
cdata=accesslog starttls=yes
olcMirrorMode: TRUE
[...]
On top of this DB I have the "syncprov" and the "accesslog" overlays
configured
(these are two servers in "MirrorMode", configured following the
OpenLDAP admin documentation).
I believe this DB is the ones containing the actual "loc0" DIT data...
Then I have the accesslog DB for the replica (with the syncprov overlay
on top):
# cat 'olcDatabase={2}hdb.ldif'
dn: olcDatabase={2}hdb
objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
objectClass: olcHdbConfig
olcDatabase: {2}hdb
olcDbDirectory: /var/lib/ldap/accesslog
olcSuffix: cn=accesslog
olcRootDN: cn=admin,dc=loc0,dc=root
olcDbConfig: {0}set_cachesize 0 524288000 1
olcDbConfig: {1}set_lk_max_objects 1500
olcDbConfig: {2}set_lk_max_locks 1500
olcDbConfig: {3}set_lk_max_lockers 1500
olcDbConfig: {4}set_flags DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE
olcDbIndex: default eq
olcDbIndex: entryCSN,objectClass,reqEnd,reqResult,reqStart
[...]
On top of this environment I start loading the needed modules with this
LDIF file:
version: 1
dn: cn=module{0},cn=config
changetype: modify
add: olcModuleLoad
olcModuleLoad: back_ldap
-
add: olcModuleLoad
olcModuleLoad: back_meta
-
add: olcModuleLoad
olcModuleLoad: rwm
and it seems I'm able to load the new modules without errors
into the configuration, thus I obtain:
# cat 'cn=module{0}.ldif'
dn: cn=module{0}
structuralObjectClass: olcModuleList
objectClass: olcModuleList
cn: module{0}
olcModulePath: /usr/lib/ldap
olcModuleLoad: {0}back_hdb
olcModuleLoad: {1}syncprov
olcModuleLoad: {2}accesslog
olcModuleLoad: {3}back_ldap
olcModuleLoad: {4}back_meta
olcModuleLoad: {5}rwm
[...]
Now I try to load the slapd-meta directives into a new database using
this LDIF:
version: 1
dn: olcDatabase={3}meta,cn=config
objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
objectClass: olcMetaConfig
olcDatabase: {3}meta
olcSuffix: dc=root
olcDbURI: "ldap://server-loc1.loc1.root/dc=loc1,dc=root"
olcDbIdAssertBind: bindmethod=simple
binddn="cn=admin,dc=loc1,dc=root" credentials=xxxxxx starttls=yes
tls_reqcert=demand
olcDbURI: "ldap://server-loc2.loc2.root/dc=loc2,dc=root"
olcDbIdAssertBind: bindmethod=simple
binddn="cn=admin,dc=loc2,dc=root" credentials=xxxxxx starttls=yes
tls_reqcert=demand
olcDbURI: "ldap://server-loc3.loc3.root/dc=loc3,dc=root"
olcDbIdAssertBind: bindmethod=simple
binddn="cn=admin,dc=loc3,dc=root" credentials=xxxxxx starttls=yes
tls_reqcert=demand
but I obtain an error that sticks me trying various combinations without
success:
# ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f slapd-META-DB-CREATION.ldif
SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
adding new entry "olcDatabase={3}meta,cn=config"
ldap_add: Object class violation (65)
additional info: attribute 'olcDbURI' not allowed
and:
# tail /var/log/openldap/slapd.log
Nov 9 19:47:17 server01 slapd[32392]: conn=1025 op=2 ENTRY
dn="dc=loc0,dc=root"
Nov 9 19:47:29 server01 slapd[32392]: conn=1052 op=2 INTERM
oid=1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.9.1.4
Nov 9 19:49:47 server01 slapd[32392]: conn=1327 op=2 ENTRY
dn="dc=loc0,dc=root"
Nov 9 19:52:17 server01 slapd[32392]: conn=1628 op=2 ENTRY
dn="dc=loc0,dc=root"
Nov 9 19:54:46 server01 slapd[32392]: conn=1929 op=2 ENTRY
dn="dc=loc0,dc=root"
Nov 9 19:57:07 server01 slapd[32392]: Entry
(olcDatabase={3}meta,cn=config), attribute 'olcDbURI' not allowed
Into the slapd-meta documentation the "URI" directive is mentioned but
the "DbURI" seems to
raise a "better error", in fact if I try to modify the above LDIF file
using "URI" I obtain:
SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
adding new entry "olcDatabase={3}meta,cn=config"
ldap_add: Undefined attribute type (17)
additional info: olcUri: attribute type undefined
Moreover, it is not stated into the slapd-meta docs that the slapd-ldap
backend is needed by slapd-meta but,
anyway, I think its needed because if I try to load the slapd-meta alone
it raises an error (I don't remember exactly which one).
At this point I'm stuck to this error and I wasn't able to find any hint
on the web to solve this :(
The examples I was able to find were related with the static slapd.conf
configuration, I counldn't
find any "full" configuration example using the cn=config.
I'm wondering if I should create a "cn=root" actual DB first and then
link the sub-DITs to it,
or, maybe, add some other overlay... I really can't understand how it
should work :(
Can please anybody help me?
Thank you very much