openldap

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Table of Contents

1. Description

2. Setup - The basics of getting started with openldap

   • Setup requirements

   • Beginning with openldap

3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality

4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how

5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.

6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Description

This module can install LDAP libraries, client utilities and more importantly install and configure the slapd ḋaemon to provide directory services.

RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian and OpenBSD are supported using Puppet 4.4.0 or later.

Setup

Setup Requirements

You will need pluginsync enabled.

Beginning with openldap

include ::openldap

Usage

Install the LDAP libraries and create a global ldap.conf mimicking the stock RHEL/CentOS install as well as a per-user .ldaprc for any subsequently created users. Also install the client utilities:

class { '::openldap':
  tls_cacertdir => '/etc/openldap/certs'
}

::openldap::configuration { '/etc/skel/.ldaprc':
  ensure => file,
  owner  => 0,
  group  => 0,
  mode   => '0640',
  base   => 'dc=example,dc=com',
  uri    => ['ldap://ldap.example.com/'],
}

::Openldap::Configuration['/etc/skel/.ldaprc'] -> User <||>

include ::openldap::client

Create a standalone directory server listening on the standard LDAP TCP port 389 that disallows anonymous reads and allows users to update their own object:

include ::openldap
include ::openldap::client

class { '::openldap::server':
  root_dn       => 'cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com',
  root_password => '{SSHA}7dSAJPGe4YKKEvUPuGJIeSL/03GV2IMY',
  suffix        => 'dc=example,dc=com',
  access        => [
    [
      {
        'attrs' => ['userPassword'],
      },
      [
        {
          'who'    => ['self'],
          'access' => '=xw',
        },
        {
          'who'    => ['anonymous'],
          'access' => 'auth',
        },
      ],
    ],
    [
      {
        'dn' => '*',
      },
      [
        {
          'who'    => ['dn.base="gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth"'],
          'access' => 'manage',
        },
        {
          'who'    => ['self'],
          'access' => 'write',
        },
        {
          'who'    => ['users'],
          'access' => 'read',
        },
      ],
    ],
  ],
  indices       => [
    [['objectClass'], ['eq', 'pres']],
    [['ou', 'cn', 'mail', 'surname', 'givenname'], ['eq', 'pres', 'sub']],
  ],
  interfaces    => ["ldap://${::ipaddress}/"],
}
::openldap::server::schema { 'cosine':
  ensure => present,
}
::openldap::server::schema { 'inetorgperson':
  ensure => present,
}
::openldap::server::schema { 'nis':
  ensure  => present,
  require => ::Openldap::Server::Schema['cosine'],
}

Reference

The reference documentation is generated with puppet-strings and the latest version of the documentation is hosted at bodgit.github.io/puppet-openldap/.

Limitations

Rather than expose overlays, modules, databases, etc. as defined or native types and leave the user to build their own configuration this module takes the decision to hide most of this complexity and build what most people probably want out of OpenLDAP; a single database, possibly replicated. This is largely due to a number of behaviours and idiosyncrasies of OpenLDAP; the order of overlays matters for example.

Most of the attributes or objects are additive and cannot be deleted without manually editing the configuration with the server stopped. This module will always try and issue the necessary LDIF commands however the server will likely be “unwilling to perform” them. Experimental delete support is apparently available as a compile-time option which may allow this module to remove configuration more easily but I have not tested it.

This means that if you try to convert from say a replicating producer back to a standalone server you will probably get errors from trying to remove the various replication objects. However things should always build from scratch cleanly.

This module has been built on and tested against Puppet 4.4.0 and higher.

The module has been tested on:

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6/7

• Ubuntu 14.04/16.04

• Debian 7/8

• OpenBSD 6.0

Development

The module has both rspec-puppet and beaker-rspec tests. Run them with:

$ bundle exec rake test
$ PUPPET_INSTALL_TYPE=agent PUPPET_INSTALL_VERSION=x.y.z bundle exec rake beaker:<nodeset>

Please log issues or pull requests at github.