Bug 1676699

Summary:	dsconf allows to set an empty password for Directory Manager
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Reporter:	Viktor Ashirov <vashirov>
Component:	389-ds-base	Assignee:	mreynolds
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	RHDS QE <ds-qe-bugs>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	8.0	CC:	lkrispen, nkinder, pasik, spichugi, tbordaz, vashirov
Target Milestone:	rc	Flags:	vashirov: mirror+
Target Release:	8.0
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Description Viktor Ashirov 2019-02-12 21:43:48 UTC

Description of problem:

dsconf allows to set an empty password for Directory Manager

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
389-ds-base-1.4.0.20-7.module+el8+2750+1f4079fb.x86_64


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create an instance using dscreate
2. Change the password for DM:
# dsconf localhost directory_manager password_change
Enter new directory manager password : 
CONFIRM - Enter new directory manager password : 


Actual results:
The password is set to empty value. In the audit log (with nsslapd-rootpwstoragescheme: CLEAR):

time: 20190212162039
dn: cn=config
result: 0
changetype: modify
replace: nsslapd-rootpw
nsslapd-rootpw:
-
replace: modifiersname
modifiersname: cn=Directory Manager
-
replace: modifytimestamp
modifytimestamp: 20190212212039Z
-


Expected results:
It should be not allowed to set an empty password for DM. 

Additional info:

Comment 1 mreynolds 2019-06-27 15:51:36 UTC

Should enforce password minlength

Comment 4 mreynolds 2020-01-13 22:48:11 UTC

Upstream ticket:
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/50816

Comment 6 Viktor Ashirov 2020-01-22 20:38:54 UTC

Build tested: 389-ds-base-1.4.2.4-6.module+el8.2.0+5509+885f7879.x86_64.rpm

# dsconf localhost directory_manager password_change
Enter new directory manager password : <empty>
CONFIRM - Enter new directory manager password : <empty>
Error: You can not set the Directory Manager password to nothing

Empty password is not allowed, marking as VERIFIED.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2020-04-28 16:01:20 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1703