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OpenLDAP : Replication2024/04/18
 
Configure OpenLDAP Replication to continue Directory service if OpenLDAP master server would be down.
OpenLDAP master server is called [Provider] and OpenLDAP replication server is called [Consumer] on OpenLDAP.
[1]
Configure Basic LDAP Server settings on both Provider and Consumer, refer to here.
[2] Configure LDAP Provider.
root@dlp:~ #
vi syncprov.ldif
# create new

dn: olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}mdb,cn=config
objectClass: olcOverlayConfig
objectClass: olcSyncProvConfig
olcOverlay: syncprov
olcSpSessionLog: 100
root@dlp:~ #
ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f syncprov.ldif 

SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
adding new entry "olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}mdb,cn=config"
[3] Configure LDAP Consumer.
root@node01:~ #
vi syncrepl.ldif
# create new

dn: olcDatabase={2}mdb,cn=config
changetype: modify
add: olcSyncRepl
olcSyncRepl: rid=001
  # LDAP server's URI
  provider=ldap://dlp.srv.world:389/
  bindmethod=simple
  # your domain name and admin suffix
  binddn="cn=Manager,dc=srv,dc=world"
  # directory manager password
  credentials=password
  searchbase="dc=srv,dc=world"
  # includes subtree
  scope=sub
  schemachecking=on
  type=refreshAndPersist
  # [retry interval] [retry times] [interval of re-retry] [re-retry times]
  retry="30 5 300 3"
  # replication interval
  interval=00:00:05:00
root@node01:~ #
ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f syncrepl.ldif 

SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
modifying entry "olcDatabase={2}mdb,cn=config"
# verify settings to search data

root@node01:~ #
ldapsearch -x -b 'ou=people,dc=srv,dc=world' 

# extended LDIF
#
# LDAPv3
# base <ou=people,dc=srv,dc=world> with scope subtree
# filter: (objectclass=*)
# requesting: ALL
#

# people, srv.world
dn: ou=people,dc=srv,dc=world
objectClass: organizationalUnit
ou: people

# netbsd, people, srv.world
dn: uid=netbsd,ou=people,dc=srv,dc=world
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: posixAccount
objectClass: shadowAccount
.....
.....
[4] Configure LDAP Client to bind LDAP Consumer, too.
# for the case of nslcd

root@client:~ #
vi /usr/local/etc/nslcd.conf
# line 19 : add new consumer server URI

uri ldap://dlp.srv.world/
uri ldap://node01.srv.world/
root@client:~ #
service nslcd restart

# for the case of sssd

root@client:~ #
vi /usr/local/etc/sssd/sssd.conf
# add consumer

ldap_uri = ldap://dlp.srv.world/
,ldap://node01.srv.world/
root@client:~ #
service sssd restart

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