#91 LDAP Domain: userObjectClass and userAttributeName change in sssd.conf not getting update until sssd restart
Closed: Invalid None Opened 14 years ago by jgalipea.

When making a change to the sssd.conf file, changes appear to be dynamic and applied automatically without restarting sssd. However, a change to userObjectClass and userAttributeName, gets read in dynamically and appears in config.ldb, but subsequent searches are still using the previous values.

Steps to reproduce:
( My ldap be is connecting to an Active Directory Server )
1. current config

ldapUri = ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
defaultBindDn = cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userSearchBase = cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userObjectClass = user
userAttributeName = cn
userName = cn
provider = ldap
  1. debug search output

    [sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))].

  2. Modify sssd.config and change userObjectClass to person and userAttributeName to uid

  3. debug output of dynamic configuration change

    [sssd] [monitor_signal_reconf] (1): Configuration has changed. Reloading.
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [activeServices]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/nss]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterGroups]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterUsers]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/dp]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/pam]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/monitor]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [sbusTimeout]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [domains]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains/LDAP]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [enumerate]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [minId]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [maxId]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [legacy]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [cache-credentials]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [ldapUri]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [defaultBindDn]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userSearchBase]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userObjectClass]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userAttributeName]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userName]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [provider]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [timeout]
    [sssd] [confdb_init_db] (7): LDIF file to import:
    dn: cn=config
    version: 1

    dn: cn=services,cn=config
    cn: services
    description: Local Service Configuration
    activeServices: nss, dp, pam

    dn: cn=nss,cn=services,cn=config
    cn: nss
    description: NSS Responder Configuration
    filterGroups: root
    filterUsers: root

    dn: cn=dp,cn=services,cn=config
    cn: dp
    description: Data Provider Configuration

    dn: cn=pam,cn=services,cn=config
    cn: pam
    description: PAM Responder Configuration

    dn: cn=monitor,cn=services,cn=config
    cn: monitor
    description: Service Monitor Configuration
    sbusTimeout: 30

    dn: cn=domains,cn=config
    cn: domains
    description: Domains served by SSSD
    domains: LDAP

    dn: cn=LDAP,cn=domains,cn=config
    cn: LDAP
    description: Proxy request to our LDAP server
    enumerate: 3
    minId: 1000
    maxId: 1010
    legacy: FALSE
    cache-credentials: FALSE
    ldapUri: ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
    defaultBindDn: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
    userSearchBase: cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
    userObjectClass: person
    userAttributeName: uid
    userName: cn
    provider: ldap
    timeout: 30

  4. subsequent getent -s sss passwd search filter is still:

    [sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))]

SSSD VERSION:
sssd-2009072913-0.fc11.i586


Cleaning up the summary and assigning to myself.

Right now live updates of the configuration file affect only the monitor. The data provider, backends and responders do not update live.

description: When making a change to the sssd.conf file, changes appear to be dynamic and applied automatically without restarting sssd. However, a change to userObjectClass and userAttributeName, gets read in dynamically and appears in config.ldb, but subsequent searches are still using the previous values.

Steps to reproduce:
( My ldap be is connecting to an Active Directory Server )
1. current config
ldapUri = ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
defaultBindDn = cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userSearchBase = cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userObjectClass = user
userAttributeName = cn
userName = cn
provider = ldap

  1. debug search output
    [sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))].

  2. Modify sssd.config and change userObjectClass to person and userAttributeName to uid

  3. debug output of dynamic configuration change

[sssd] [monitor_signal_reconf] (1): Configuration has changed. Reloading.
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [activeServices]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/nss]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterGroups]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterUsers]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/dp]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/pam]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/monitor]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [sbusTimeout]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [domains]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains/LDAP]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [enumerate]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [minId]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [maxId]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [legacy]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [cache-credentials]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [ldapUri]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [defaultBindDn]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userSearchBase]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userObjectClass]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userAttributeName]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userName]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [provider]
[sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [timeout]
[sssd] [confdb_init_db] (7): LDIF file to import:
dn: cn=config
version: 1

dn: cn=services,cn=config
cn: services
description: Local Service Configuration
activeServices: nss, dp, pam

dn: cn=nss,cn=services,cn=config
cn: nss
description: NSS Responder Configuration
filterGroups: root
filterUsers: root

dn: cn=dp,cn=services,cn=config
cn: dp
description: Data Provider Configuration

dn: cn=pam,cn=services,cn=config
cn: pam
description: PAM Responder Configuration

dn: cn=monitor,cn=services,cn=config
cn: monitor
description: Service Monitor Configuration
sbusTimeout: 30

dn: cn=domains,cn=config
cn: domains
description: Domains served by SSSD
domains: LDAP

dn: cn=LDAP,cn=domains,cn=config
cn: LDAP
description: Proxy request to our LDAP server
enumerate: 3
minId: 1000
maxId: 1010
legacy: FALSE
cache-credentials: FALSE
ldapUri: ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
defaultBindDn: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userSearchBase: cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userObjectClass: person
userAttributeName: uid
userName: cn
provider: ldap
timeout: 30

  1. subsequent getent -s sss passwd search filter is still:

[sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))]

SSSD VERSION:
sssd-2009072913-0.fc11.i586
=> When making a change to the sssd.conf file, changes appear to be dynamic and applied automatically without restarting sssd. However, a change to userObjectClass and userAttributeName, gets read in dynamically and appears in config.ldb, but subsequent searches are still using the previous values.

Steps to reproduce:
( My ldap be is connecting to an Active Directory Server )
1. current config
{{{
ldapUri = ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
defaultBindDn = cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userSearchBase = cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userObjectClass = user
userAttributeName = cn
userName = cn
provider = ldap
}}}
1. debug search output
{{{
[sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))].
}}}
1. Modify sssd.config and change userObjectClass to person and userAttributeName to uid

  1. debug output of dynamic configuration change
    {{{
    [sssd] [monitor_signal_reconf] (1): Configuration has changed. Reloading.
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [activeServices]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/nss]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterGroups]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [filterUsers]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/dp]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/pam]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [services/monitor]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [sbusTimeout]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [domains]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing config section [domains/LDAP]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [description]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [enumerate]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [minId]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [maxId]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [legacy]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [cache-credentials]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [ldapUri]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [defaultBindDn]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userSearchBase]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userObjectClass]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userAttributeName]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [userName]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [provider]
    [sssd] [confdb_create_ldif] (6): Processing attribute [timeout]
    [sssd] [confdb_init_db] (7): LDIF file to import:
    dn: cn=config
    version: 1

dn: cn=services,cn=config
cn: services
description: Local Service Configuration
activeServices: nss, dp, pam

dn: cn=nss,cn=services,cn=config
cn: nss
description: NSS Responder Configuration
filterGroups: root
filterUsers: root

dn: cn=dp,cn=services,cn=config
cn: dp
description: Data Provider Configuration

dn: cn=pam,cn=services,cn=config
cn: pam
description: PAM Responder Configuration

dn: cn=monitor,cn=services,cn=config
cn: monitor
description: Service Monitor Configuration
sbusTimeout: 30

dn: cn=domains,cn=config
cn: domains
description: Domains served by SSSD
domains: LDAP

dn: cn=LDAP,cn=domains,cn=config
cn: LDAP
description: Proxy request to our LDAP server
enumerate: 3
minId: 1000
maxId: 1010
legacy: FALSE
cache-credentials: FALSE
ldapUri: ldap://jennyv3.bos.redhat.com:389
defaultBindDn: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userSearchBase: cn=users,dc=bos,dc=redhat,dc=com
userObjectClass: person
userAttributeName: uid
userName: cn
provider: ldap
timeout: 30
}}}
1. subsequent getent -s sss passwd search filter is still:
{{{
[sssd[be[ldap]]] [sdap_get_users_transaction] (5): calling ldap_search_ext with [(&(cn=*)(objectclass=user))]
}}}

SSSD VERSION:
sssd-2009072913-0.fc11.i586

owner: somebody => sgallagh

Bumping up the priority on this, as I'd like to get it into 0.5.0.

The reason behind this is that the backends are not currently doing anything with the "reloadConfig" method that they are sent.

component: SSSD => Service Monitor
milestone: SSSD 1.0 => Iteration 6
priority: minor => critical
status: new => assigned

Reducing severity to 'major'. I think we'll just document that the dynamic configuration update is not working yet and that they should restart the SSSD service when making changes.

priority: critical => major

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milestone: SSSD 0.5.0 => SSSD 0.6.0

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doc: => 0
docupdated: => 0
tests: => 1
testsupdated: => 0

Fields changed

milestone: SSSD 0.6.0 => SSSD 0.6.1

Fields changed

milestone: SSSD 0.6.1 => SSSD 0.7.0

Live update of the configuration can be deferred.

milestone: SSSD 0.7.0 => SSSD Deferred

Fields changed

status: assigned => new

I've been rethinking our decision to have config file changes automatically update the running configuration. This has the potential to cause great havoc. I think it's safer as it currently exists, requiring a restart of the service to pick up config file changes.

proposed: =>
resolution: => wontfix
status: new => closed

If dynamic updates will not be implemented, it will not be tested ;-)

tests: 1 => 0

Metadata Update from @jgalipea:
- Issue assigned to sgallagh
- Issue set to the milestone: SSSD Patches welcome

7 years ago

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to 0

7 years ago

Metadata Update from @jhrozek:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to 0

7 years ago

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