[Fedora-directory-users] ldap commands require "-Y GSSAPI". Fixable with "Identity Mapping" ?

[Rich Megginson]

Listbox wrote:
> Hi folks, 
>
> I have sasl-gssapi installed. But to use any ldap clients like ldapsearch or
> ldapmodify, I must specify "-Y GSSAPI" , else I get a "no mechanism
> available" error. Is this an "Identity Mapping" problem, an ldap.conf
> problem, or is it "as designed"?
>   
OpenLDAP ldapsearch, ldapmodify, etc. (/usr/bin/ldapsearch etc.) attempt 
to use SASL by default.  If you use the -x argument, it will use simple 
userDN/password bind.
> My ldap.conf man page says that "SASL_MECH" is a per-user setting in
> .ldaprc, so I worry that my services without a login will not use LDAP
> correctly.
> I read 
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/Introduction_to_SASL-SA
> SL_Identity_Mapping.html
>   and the next section on "Realms" but the docs don't say if one should
> actually put "cn=gssapi,cn=auth" into the SASL map.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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> [installer at trixter ~]$  ldapsearch  -V     
> ldapsearch: @(#) $OpenLDAP: ldapsearch 2.3.34 (Nov  2 2007 08:16:21) $
>  
> kojibuilder at xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com:/builddir/build/BUILD/openldap-2.3
> .34/openldap-2.3.34/build-clients/clients/tools
>         (LDAP library: OpenLDAP 20333)
> SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
> ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Unknown authentication method (-6)
>         additional info: SASL(-4): no mechanism available: 
>
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> [installer at trixter ~]$  ldapsearch  -V     -Y GSSAPI > /dev/null
> ldapsearch: @(#) $OpenLDAP: ldapsearch 2.3.34 (Nov  2 2007 08:16:21) $
>  
> kojibuilder at xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com:/builddir/build/BUILD/openldap-2.3
> .34/openldap-2.3.34/build-clients/clients/tools
>         (LDAP library: OpenLDAP 20333)
> SASL/GSSAPI authentication started
> SASL username: installer at HYMESRUZICKA.ORG
> SASL SSF: 56
> SASL installing layers
>
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