[389-users] Db-link setup question

[Rich Megginson]

Reinhard Nappert wrote:
> Thanks Rick,
>
> Yes this is what I did. I find the error message not very user-friendly. Anyway, when I use a different bind dn, it says that my sub suffix l=location B,ou=people,o=suffix does not exist. Do I need to add that object as well? Thought, the directory takes care of this one.
>   
Yes, the object does not have to exist in the chaining database, only in 
the real database that is chained to.  Any info in the access and error 
logs on the chaining server or the chained to server?
> -Reinhard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rich Megginson
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:37 PM
> To: General discussion list for the 389 Directory server project.
> Subject: Re: [389-users] Db-link setup question
>
> Reinhard Nappert wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I have two LDAP Servers setup (Server A and Server B). Both of them 
>> have the identical suffix (o=suffix). Again, both of them have a 
>> people organizational unit (ou=people,o=suffix). Server B has a big 
>> subtree (ou=region B,ou=people,o=suffix).
>>  
>> My intension is to create a db link on Server A, which links to the 
>> ou=region B,ou=people,o=suffix subtree on Server B.
>>  
>> I did create the database link and a new suffix l=location 
>> B,ou=people,o=suffix on Server A with the following entries:
>>  
>> dn: cn=serverBlink,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config
>> objectclass: top
>> objectclass: extensibleObject
>> objectclass: nsBackendInstance
>> nsslapd-suffix: ou=region B,ou=people,o=suffix
>> nsfarmserverurl: ldap://serverB:389/
>> nsmultiplexorbinddn: cn=proxy admin,cn=config
>> nsmultiplexorcredentials: secret
>> cn: serverBlink
>>  
>> dn: cn="l=location B,ou=people,o=suffix",cn=mapping tree,cn=config
>> objectclass: top
>> objectclass: extensibleObject
>> objectclass: nsMappingTree
>> nsslapd-state: backend
>> nsslapd-backend: serverBlink
>> nsslapd-parent-suffix: "ou=people,o=suffix "
>> cn: "l=location B,ou=people,o=suffix"
>>  
>> I am only interested in reading the server B information, when 
>> accessing from server A. The "proxy admin" user was created as well.
>>  
>> When I do a search with the base l=location B,ou=people,o=suffix, 
>> accessing server A, I always get the following error "Proxy dn should 
>> not be rootdn".
>>  
>> What did I miss for the setup?
>>     
> You cannot chain the directory manager user (aka rootdn).  I'm assuming you're doing a search like ldapsearch -D "cn=directory manager" ...
> This will not work - you must use a user other than directory manager.
>   
>>  
>> Thanks,
>> -Reinhard
>>  
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