Openldap Multiple DIT and Dynamic Groups – Ubuntu 14.04

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Openldap Multiple DIT and Dynamic Groups – Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction

Why use OpenLDAP Multiple DIT (Directory Information Tree) within the same server?

Suppose for example taht we you to offer a user database to multiple clients simultaneously giving each of them the managing of their tree without having to create instances of different openldap, or complex ACLs, so we will use different DIT on the same instance of openldap.
The use of different DIT eliminates also the possibility of experencing the keys duplications among your customers.
We’ll see how to create two DIT using the slapd.conf format and the conversion into the new slapd.d format, the alc and dynamic groups, added to the new version 2.4 of openldap

Openldap Multiple DIT

The Directory Information Tree identifies the LDAP tree root.
Usually the DIT coincides with the domain membership as expressed in the examples: dc=example, dc=com. In fact there is no precise rule, the DIT may also be simply expressed in dc=example.com. In this example we will create the two DIT: dc=oneos, c=com and dc=oneos, c=eu, and a third o=super.admin.

The slapd.conf

Once installed, openldap creates a sample SITE. I will delete it, to create a DIT that I will use as a super admin.
First of all, I eliminate the db files except DB_CONFIG.

$ sudo service slapd stop
$ sudo cd /var/lib/ldap
$ sudo ls -la
drwx------  6 openldap openldap     4096 gen 26 14:15 .
drwxr-xr-x 57 root     root         4096 gen 15 21:25 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 openldap openldap     2048 gen 17 12:15 alock
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap   532479 gen 17 12:15 __db.001
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap   139263 gen 17 12:15 __db.002
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap   741375 gen 17 12:15 __db.003
-rw-r--r--  1 openldap openldap       96 gen 15 22:23 DB_CONFIG
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap     8192 gen 17 11:51 dn2id.bdb
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap   393216 gen 17 11:51 id2entry.bdb
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap 10485759 gen 17 12:15 log.0000000001
-rw-------  1 openldap openldap     8192 gen 17 11:51 objectClass.bd
$
$ sudo find /var/lib/ldap -type f | grep -v "DB_CONFIG" | xargs rm

I eliminate also the configuration files.

$ sudo cd /etc/ldap
$ sudo rm -fr slapd.d/*

You must now create the /etc/ldap/slapd.conf file with our definitions.
For convenience we divide the slapd.conf in 3 parts: Configuration, dit admin, dit1 and dit2.

# slapd.conf 
# file di esempio per la creazione di DITs multipli
# Totali 2 DIT, uno di amministrazione completa e 1 di esempio con ACL per dare
# al super admin l'acceso in RW a tutti i DIT e un utente per l'amministrazione del proprio DIT

# Parte 1 - Configurazione

# inclusioni schema 
include         /etc/ldap/schema/core.schema
include         /etc/ldap/schema/cosine.schema
include         /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema
include         /etc/ldap/schema/dyngroup.schema
include         /etc/ldap/schema/nis.schema

# pid file
pidfile /var/run/slapd/slapd.pid
# logging
loglevel 128 #ACL

# moduli
moduleload    back_hdb.la
moduleload    dynlist.la

database config
rootpw {SSHA}Bns4pc9vnlU6MDZBDF1XLBB
access to * by self manage by * none

Let’s analyze what we have written. The “include” directives tell slapd to upload diagram required for the operation.
I have set up the pid file of the process and the level of logging to 128 Ref. that identifies the only log ACL.
Load the necessary modules. hdb and dynlist for the dimanic groups.

Then I choose the database type, in this case the special db config, password, and that acl It allows the root of this db to have complete control of the db and deny access to all the others.
To create the hash in SSHA format we can use the “slappasword” utility in this so:

$ sudo slappasword -h {SSHA} -s nonteladico
{SSHA}Bns4pc9vnlU6MDZBDF1XLBB6fRrNkcC5

Let’s move on to the second section of the file.

# Dit di amministrazione
#
# dc=super.admin
#

database hdb
suffix "dc=super.admin"

# root o superuser
rootdn "cn=admin,dc=super.admin"
rootpw {SSHA}Nj2+pZ5UxZr3hb3E7krvOH3ZUf+Yjkdq # nonteladico_admin

# directory del db
directory       /var/lib/ldap

# indici
index objectClass                       eq,pres
index uid                               eq,pres,sub
index ou,cn,mail,surname,givenname      eq,pres,sub
index default                           eq,sub

# ACL, il rootdn potrà accedere ad ogni DIT in RW
# tutti gli altri no.
access to * by * none

# Impostazioni della directory
cachesize 10000
checkpoint 128 15
dbnosync
dirtyread
searchstack 8

# gruppi dinamici
overlay dynlist
dynlist-attrset groupOfURLs memberURL uniqueMember

This section creates the first DIT that we will use as a overall administrative.
The database entry is “hdb” the kind of db, then I create the suffix, the password for root and rootdn.
The directory that will contain the db files, indexes, and also why the ACL.
The final part is interesting one is where mandated the use of dynamic groups.
Moving on to the third part.

# Dit 1 - oneos.it
# RW access on DN "cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it"
# and for DN"cn=admin,dc=super.admin"

database hdb
suffix "dc=oneos,c=it"

# root or superuser
rootdn "cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it"
rootpw {SSHA}HXCz8umQbrq5MAcHhWwmkzjAdqaDwVln # nonteladico_1


# Dit was in a different directory, DB_CONFIG file must exists, and must wrtable for openldap user.
#
directory       /var/lib/ldap/oneos

index objectClass                       eq,pres
index uid                               eq,pres,sub
index ou,cn,mail,surname,givenname      eq,pres,sub
index default                           eq,sub


# ACL, accesso RW per il DN "cn=admin,dc=super.admin" e accesso RW per il DN "cn=admin,dc=oneos,dc=it"


access to dn.subtree="dc=oneos,c=it" by dn.exact="cn=ro,dc=oneos,c=it" read by dn="cn=admin,dc=super.admin" manage
access to dn.subtree="dc=oneos,c=it" attrs=userPassword by anonymous auth
access to * by * none

# Impostazioni della directory 
cachesize 10000
checkpoint 128 15
dbnosync
dirtyread
searchstack 8

overlay dynlist
dynlist-attrset groupOfURLs memberURL uniqueMember

Basically, the configuration is the same except for the directory where will be written
the db files, and ACLs, as we can see there is a rule that allows access to
whole tree read-only user “cn=ro, dc=oneos, c=us“.
Now that we have created multiple OpenLDAP DIT in slapd.conf we are ready to create the directory.
With the “slaptest” utility can check the quality of the settings in slapd.conf and
convertirele slapd.d in the new format.
First you need to create the directory as specified in oneos Dit 1 of slapd.conf.

$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/ldap/oneos
$ sudo chown openldap:openldap /var/lib/ldap/oneos

Slapd.d

We create configurations in the new format

$ sudo slaptest -f /etc/ldap/slapd.conf -F /etc/ldap/slapd.d -Q
slap_startup failed (test would succeed using the -u switch)

We can ignore this warning , because the utility attempts to start the service but the written files are not readable by the user openldap , so it fails , then you must set the proper permissions . I recommend you go and look around in slapd.d directory to see how our settings have been transformed .

$ sudo chown -R openldap:openldap /etc/ldap/slapd.d/
$ sudo chown -R openldap:openldap /var/lib/ldap/

We can start slapd

$ sudo service slapd start

If everything goes well we can start doing some query .

Ldif

At this point we have to insert the contents. I have created a file super.ldifcon the DIT information. Insert before the DN: dc=super.admin and its user ,

# Voce 1: dc=super.admin
dn: dc=super.admin
dc: super.admin
o: super.admin
objectclass: top
objectclass: dcObject
objectclass: organization

# Voce 2: cn=admin,dc=super.admin
dn: cn=admin,dc=super.admin
cn: admin
description: LDAP administrator
objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
objectclass: organizationalRole
objectclass: top
userpassword: {SSHA}O5ApoYquacI2RZvbg1lYFk6M4IeWsj1J # super.admin.pw

Now we insert the content using the password we put in slapd.conf for Dit administration

$ sudo ldapadd -x -D cn=admin,dc=super.admin -W -f super.ldif
Enter LDAP Password: 
adding new entry "dc=super.admin"

adding new entry "cn=admin,dc=super.admin"

Below the oneos.ldif files with statements of ldap objects , we can upload the content as per the super.ldif file.

# Voce 1: dc=oneos,c=it
dn: dc=oneos,c=it
dc: oneos
o: oneos
objectclass: top
objectclass: dcObject
objectclass: organization

# Voce 2: cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it
cn: admin
description: LDAP administrator
objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
objectclass: organizationalRole
objectclass: top
userpassword: {SSHA}7E+ZwB3qy2i5Lc6fkDGZCRdBDQ1IEKcd # admin.oneos

dn: cn=ro,dc=oneos,c=it
cn: ro
description: LDAP administrator
objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
objectclass: organizationalRole
objectclass: top
userpassword: {SSHA}ezX3jFzNKY1psbQAuZczDnlU9ECe/Vvn # ro.oneos

# Voce 3: ou=Computers,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: ou=Computers,dc=oneos,c=it
objectclass: organizationalUnit
objectclass: top
ou: Computers

# Voce 4: uid=marvinlap,ou=Computers,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: uid=marvinlap,ou=Computers,dc=oneos,c=it
description: notebook federico
macaddress: b8:6b:23:4e:99:1b
objectclass: account
objectclass: ieee802Device
uid: marvinlap

# Voce 5: ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
objectclass: organizationalUnit
objectclass: top
ou: groups

# Voce 6: cn=admin,ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: cn=admin,ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
cn: admin
memberurl: ldap:///ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it?uid?sub?(businessCategory=admin)
objectclass: groupOfURLs
objectclass: top

# Voce 7: cn=students,ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: cn=students,ou=groups,dc=oneos,c=it
cn: students
memberurl: ldap:///ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it?uid?sub?(businessCategory=students)
objectclass: groupOfURLs
objectclass: top

# Voce 8: ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
objectclass: organizationalUnit
objectclass: top
ou: People

# Voce 9: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
businesscategory: students
businesscategory: admin
cn: Federico Fiordoliva
mail: federico.fiordoliva@gmail.com
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
objectclass: person
objectclass: top
objectclass: ieee802Device
sn: federico.fiordoliva
uid: federico.fiordoliva
userpassword: {SSHA}XxVUDhgAwagUB7rwVej4DuFLTz7Q4wyK # federico.oneos

I have added the directory OU: People and groups . What is interesting is the use of dynamic groups , there is a fact in the user federico.fiordoliva “businesscategory” attribute in the group name , this enables the dynamic allocation of ‘ user also this attribute is multi-valued . If we look in the groups , there are two basic things for their operation , the objectclass “gropOfURLs” and “memberurl” attribute that contains a search string , it will automatically populate the “uniquemenber” attribute of the group. The inclusion of dynamic groups has made it much easier and ordered the tree research , but brings with it increased consumption of resources, especially if you abuse this mechanism .

Ldapsearch

Now that multiple OpenLDAP DIT are populated can check the ACL that we created to see if they work. We try to do a query asking the LDAP UID federico.fiordoliva in DN “dc=oneos , c=us“.

$ ldapsearch -x -LLL -s sub -D "cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it" -b "dc=oneos,c=it" uid=federico.fiordoliva -W
Enter LDAP Password:nonteladico_1
dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
businessCategory: students
businessCategory: admin
cn: Federico Fiordoliva
mail: federico.fiordoliva@gmail.com
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: person
objectClass: top
objectClass: ieee802Device
sn: federico.fiordoliva
uid: federico.fiordoliva
userPassword:: e1NTSEF9RDhGajZSTWE4V0VRM3h2TWozcW0vd0xFc2FLaGNQLzI=

Now we check that the DN “cn=admin, dc=super.admin” can read the tree “dc=oneos, c=us“.

ldapsearch -x -LLL -s sub -D "cn=admin,dc=super.admin" -b "dc=oneos,c=it" uid=federico.fiordoliva -W
Enter LDAP Password:nonteladico_admin
dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
businessCategory: students
businessCategory: admin
cn: Federico Fiordoliva
mail: federico.fiordoliva@gmail.com
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: person
objectClass: top
objectClass: ieee802Device
sn: federico.fiordoliva
uid: federico.fiordoliva
userPassword:: e1NTSEF9RDhGajZSTWE4V0VRM3h2TWozcW0vd0xFc2FLaGNQLzI=

We verified that reading works for both users , but only in the DIT cn=oneos, c=us, we also check the DIT admin.

$ ldapsearch -x -LLL -s sub -D "cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it" -b "dc=super.admin"  -W
Enter LDAP Password:nonteladico_1 
No such object (32)

Taking a query with DN not allowed OpenLDAP returns a message object not found , this is because the authentication is successful , but the research is prohibited, so do not show anything . At this point we checked the ACL in reading even the verifichiamole writing.

Ldapmodify

This utility allows you to edit/add/delete any attribute of an LDAP tree. Before you start, you need to create an ldif file with instructions . We use the type ” edit” and edit the user’s password federico.fiordoliva.

dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
changetype: modify
replace: userPassword
userPassword: {SSHA}n6oeiUdfa2n7LUnEQOIe3E48+Ht9XFIo # nonteladico.federico

$ ldapmodify -H ldapi:/// -f modify.ldif -W -D cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it
Enter LDAP Password: nonteladico_1
modifying entry "uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it"

Let us now use the ” ro ” user to change their password.

$ ldapmodify -H ldapi:/// -f modify -W -D cn=ro,dc=oneos,c=it
Enter LDAP Password: 
modifying entry "uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it"
ldap_modify: Insufficient access (50)

As we have seen our ACL do what we asked . Here’s how to add an attribute and populate , the test user was not a member of any dynamic group , add it to the “students” group. We create the add.ldif file with these parameters.

dn: uid=test,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
changetype: modify
add: businesscategory
businesscategory: students

$ ldapmodify -H ldapi:/// -f add.ldif -W -D cn=admin,dc=oneos,c=it
Enter LDAP Password: 
modifying entry "uid=test,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it"

Dynamic Groups

In the creation of DIT we configured dynamic groups by loading the module “dyngroup.schema” and setting the ObjectClass “groupOfUrls memberURL uniqueMember” and ldif file we created two groups, “admin” and “students” . We verify their operation very simply . Let’s say we want to know all the members of the “students“.

$ ldapsearch -x -LLL -s sub -D "cn=ro,dc=oneos,c=it" -b "dc=oneos,c=it" -W businessCategory=students dn
Enter LDAP Password: nonteladico_1
dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it

dn: uid=test,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it

The key attribute that we assigned to the user is “businesscategory” , the system reads the dynamic groups tree and dynamically adds a multi-valued attribute in it “uniquemember” with the user’s exact DN . By analyzing the user federico.fiordoliva we see that the “businesscategory” attribute , which is also multi value is populated with both groups.

ldapsearch -x -LLL -s sub -D "cn=admin,dc=super.admin" -b "dc=oneos,c=it" uid=federico.fiordoliva -W
Enter LDAP Password:nonteladico_admin
dn: uid=federico.fiordoliva,ou=People,dc=oneos,c=it
businessCategory: students
businessCategory: admin
cn: Federico Fiordoliva
mail: federico.fiordoliva@gmail.com
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: person
objectClass: top
objectClass: ieee802Device
sn: federico.fiordoliva
uid: federico.fiordoliva
userPassword:: e1NTSEF9RDhGajZSTWE4V0VRM3h2TWozcW0vd0xFc2FLaGNQLzI=

Dynamic groups are very comfortable, especially in a tree where users often change group membership or even change OU , ONLY because we need to change the value businesscategory and not the entire DN within the group as they did before . I hope this guide will be of help to those wishing to implement an OpenLDAP for your business or for those who simply wanted to study how it works .

Enjoy!

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Openldap Multiple DIT and Dynamic Groups – Ubuntu 14.04

Openldap Multiple DIT and Dynamic Groups – Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction

Openldap Multiple DIT

The slapd.conf

Slapd.d

Ldif

Ldapsearch

Ldapmodify

Dynamic Groups

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