[389-users] replication password

Noriko Hosoi nhosoi at redhat.com
Thu Apr 3 01:17:10 UTC 2014


  Herb Burnswell wrote:
> Noriko,
> It did work, thank you for your help.  Replication is now working properly.
> One question, I'm used to using cn=Directory Manager as well.  Is there any downside to using cn=Administrators for 'root' privileges?
I cannot think of anything wrong.  Please let us know if you run into 
any issues by using the account name.  It's fully supported.
Thanks,
--noriko
> Thanks,
> Herb
> Ok. Then, did these work for you?
>
> $ ldapsearch -x -D "cn=Administrators" -w <pw> -s base -b "" "objectclass=*"
>
> $ ldapmodify -x-D "cn=Administrators" -w <pw><< EOF
> dn: cn=replication Manager,cn=config
> changetype: modify
> replace: userPassword
> userPassword: <new_password>
> EOF
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Herb Burnswell 
> <herbert.burnswell at gmail.com <mailto:herbert.burnswell at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Noriko,
>
>     I receive:
>
>     nsslapd_rootdn: cn=Administrators
>
>
>
>     On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Herb Burnswell
>     <herbert.burnswell at gmail.com <mailto:herbert.burnswell at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Noriko,
>
>         Thank you for your response.  It looks like there's an issue with directory manager privilege.  When I attempt the command:
>
>         ldapsearch -x -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w <pw> -s base -b "" "objectclass=*"
>
>         ldap_bind: No such object (32)
>
>
>
>
>         How can I confirm directory manager user?
>
>         Thanks again for your help,
>
>         Herb
>
>         Hello,
>
>         This password is base64 encoded and folded at the ~80th column. (So,
>         please do not remove the last '=')
>         userPassword::
>         e1NTSEF9dGljWTdhcTlFSVRoYmRrZHhYcWxWN2dLZnhSMVpFeEJWd0xOeEE9PQ==
>
>         If you decode it, it looks like this:
>
>              {SSHA}ticY7aq9EIThbdkdxXqlV7gKfxR1ZExBVwLNxA==
>
>         It is SSHA hashed.
>
>         I think you have a directory manager privilege.  If so, you could reset
>         the password by ldapmodify command?
>         ldapmodify ... << EOF
>         dn: cn=replicationManager,cn=config
>         changetype: modify
>         replace: userPassword
>         userPassword: <new_password>
>         EOF
>
>         Herb Burnswell wrote:
>         >/  All,
>         /
>         >//>/I am taking over a newly installed 389-ds environment:
>         />//>/389-admin-1.1.29-1.el6.x86_64
>         />/389-admin-console-1.1.8-1.el6.noarch
>         />/389-admin-console-doc-1.1.8-1.el6.noarch
>         />/389-adminutil-1.1.15-1.el6.x86_64
>         />/389-console-1.1.7-1.el6.noarch />/389-ds-1.2.2-1.el6.noarch
>         />/389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-32.el6_5.x86_64
>         />/389-ds-base-libs-1.2.11.15-32.el6_5.x86_64
>         />/389-ds-console-1.2.6-1.el6.noarch
>         />/389-ds-console-doc-1.2.6-1.el6.noarch
>         />/389-dsgw-1.1.10-1.el6.x86_64 />//>/I have two systems that
>         I will use as Multiple Masters. The problem />/is when
>         creating a replication agreement on each side, replication
>         />/fails with: />//>/49 LDAP error invalid credentials
>         />//>/So, I need to reset the replication manager user
>         password. When I />/look at the dse.ldif file I see: />//>/dn:
>         cn=replicationManager,cn=config />/objectClass: inetorgperson
>         />/objectClass: person />/objectClass: top />/objectClass:
>         organizationalPerson />/cn: replicationManager />/sn: RM
>         />/passwordExpirationTime: 20380119031407Z />/nsIdleTimeout: 0
>         />/userPassword::
>         />/e1NTSEF9dGljWTdhcTlFSVRoYmRrZHhYcWxWN2dLZnhSMVpFeEJWd0xOeEE9PQ=
>         />/= />/creatorsName: cn=administrators />/modifiersName:
>         cn=administrators />/createTimestamp: 20131025040123Z
>         />/modifyTimestamp: 20131025040123Z />//>//>/This looks odd to
>         me regarding the userPassword and it having an />/'extra line'
>         after it. If I move the '=' sign back to the same above
>         />/line and bounce dirsrv it goes back to the above. />//>/In
>         any event, how can I reset this password? Any assistance is
>         />/greatly appreciated. />//>/Thanks in advance, />//>/Herb/
>
>
>
>
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