ACI which allows subtree modification only

[Ondrej Ivanič]

Hi,

Is it possible to create ACI which allows any change to subtree under
bind DN? Here is an example:

ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
 uid=adminA, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
 uid=userA1, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
 uid=userA2, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
 uid=userA3, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com
 uid=adminB, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
 uid=userB1, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com

The idea is that admin could change anything (modify/add/remove
attributes) under his 'ou' i.e. adminA has full access to all DNs
under ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com but no access to ou=UnitB

I tried the following ACI:
(target="ldap:///($dn)) (targetattr = "*")
    (version 3.0; acl "Administrator access"; allow (all)
    roledn="ldap:///cn=Administrator,dc=example,dc=com";)

But AdminA could change anything under ou=UnitB. Any ideas how to
fix/change ACI?

PS. Please CC me because i'm not on the list.

Thanks,
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Ondrej Ivanic
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[Rich Megginson]

Ondrej Ivanič wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to create ACI which allows any change to subtree under
> bind DN? Here is an example:
>
> ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
>  uid=adminA, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
>  uid=userA1, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
>  uid=userA2, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
>  uid=userA3, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
> ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com
>  uid=adminB, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
>  uid=userB1, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com
>
> The idea is that admin could change anything (modify/add/remove
> attributes) under his 'ou' i.e. adminA has full access to all DNs
> under ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com but no access to ou=UnitB
>
> I tried the following ACI:
> (target="ldap:///($dn)) (targetattr = "*")
>     (version 3.0; acl "Administrator access"; allow (all)
>     roledn="ldap:///cn=Administrator,dc=example,dc=com";)
>
> But AdminA could change anything under ou=UnitB. Any ideas how to
> fix/change ACI?

I don't think that ACI will work - a macro ACI requires the use of ($dn) 
or [$dn] in both the target and the bind rule.

Start with 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/8.2/admin/html/Managing_Access...
> PS. Please CC me because i'm not on the list.
> Thanks,
>
> Ondrej Ivanic
> ([e-mail])
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[SOLVED] Re: ACI which allows subtree modification only

[Ondrej Ivanič]

Hi,

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Rich Megginson  wrote:
> > ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
> >  uid=adminA, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
> >  uid=userA1, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
> >  uid=userA2, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
> >  uid=userA3, ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com
> > ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com
> >  uid=adminB, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com (member of Admin group)
> >  uid=userB1, ou=UnitB, dc=example, dc=com
> >
> > The idea is that admin could change anything (modify/add/remove
> > attributes) under his 'ou' i.e. adminA has full access to all DNs
> > under ou=UnitA, dc=example, dc=com but no access to ou=UnitB
> >
> > I tried the following ACI:
> > (target="ldap:///($dn)) (targetattr = "*")
> >    (version 3.0; acl "Administrator access"; allow (all)
> >    roledn="ldap:///cn=Administrator,dc=example,dc=com";)
> >
> > But AdminA could change anything under ou=UnitB. Any ideas how to
> > fix/change ACI?
>
> I don't think that ACI will work - a macro ACI requires the use of ($dn) or
> [$dn] in both the target and the bind rule.

Ops, I missed that part that ($dn) requires [$dn] in docs!

I changed ACI to:
(target="ldap:///($dn)") (targetattr = "*")
(version 3.0; acl "Allow Admin to create users"; allow (add,all)
roledn="ldap:///cn=Admin,[$dn]";)

which works great. Second changed is that each 'ou' has own admin:
ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com
  cn=admin,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com
  uid=adminA,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com (member of
cn=admin,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com)
  ...
ou=UnitB,dc=example,dc=com
  cn=admin,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com
  uid=adminB,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com (member of
cn=admin,ou=UnitA,dc=example,dc=com)

...

Thanks,