[389-users] Migration from OpenLDAP and PassSync with AD

[Prashanth Sundaram]

Elaborating the Qs:

Question1:Since we have an existing LDAP server(OpenLDAP) and users were
logging in to other dev, prod and testing servers using the passwords
managed by this OpenLDAP server. I believe the way the member servers
remember the user credentials is by assigning each user with a unique
security ID. (please correct me if I am wrong) If that gets lost in
migration, then my users' permissions will have to be re-assigned from
scratch (pain for sysadmins)

So my question was, will the users be able to login to member servers after
migrating to FDS and still have same permissions and home directory folder
and everything looks the same without panicking about any missing
permissions or files.

Question2.1: What will happen to the passwords that are different on the FDS
and AD before the Sync. I do not want the passwords to be reset on FDS or AD
after 1st sync but only future passwords changes to be Synced to FDS and AD
and vice versa.

Question2.1: I was working with windows before and noticed that the Windows
saves users with a unique id. If that is lost or recreated, the previous
permissions will no longer hold true for the user, even though the username
is same. Is it same in Unix environment? Like say I delete a user account
from FDS and a day after I re-create the ID, will the permissions stay
intact?


Thanks,
Prashanth



https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-directory-users/2009-July/msg00013.ht
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> On 07/09/2009 07:19 AM, Prashanth Sundaram wrote:
>> Dear fellow Fedora DS users and experts,
>> 
>> I am working on this new project where there is a two step process. We are
>> currently using a poorly managed OpenLDAP server for over 3 years and
>> planning to migrate to Fedora DS.
>> 
>> Scenario: OPenLDAP=====Migrate all users and passwords===>  Fedora DS
>> <----------PassSync------->Windows AD
>> 
>> Question1: Is it possible to migrate current users (around 300users) from
>> OpenLDAP to Fedora DS along with the UIDs, Security id and passwords. Like
>> everything looks same in users perspective.
>>    
> It depends on the schema that is used, but this should be a case of
> exporting from OpenLDAP and importing to 389.
>> Question2: Is is possible to create a password sync between FDS and AD for
>> all the above users. Yes, the username is same in both the directories.
>>    
> Yes, you can sync passwords.  A number of other common attributes are
> synchronized as well.  These attributes are listed in the Red Hat
> Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
>>                   Question2.1: The users are stored with different Security
>> IDs in windows environment than in OpenLDAP or FDS. Will that pose a
>> problem?
>>    
> I'm not sure what LDAP attribute you are referring to as the "Security
> ID", so I can't say if this will be a problem.
>> 
>>                   Question2.2: We have several domain controllers and Active
>> Directory server which run in sync. Since the PassSync can only run on one
>> server, will it be a problem that some passwords do not get sync because the
>> user changed it on XP which redirected to a another server (without
>> PassSync)?
>>    
> You need to run the PassSync service on all domain controllers.  It's
> the synchronization agreement that you set up on the 389 side that can
> only point to one domain controller.
>> If any of you has gone thru these issues and anything more, please respond
>> to this thread or give me links.
>> 
>> Thanks for your help and patience.
>> Prashanth
>> 
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