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Bug 1561769

Summary:	[RFE] revise the "transient error" message in a replication agreement's last update status
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	mreynolds
Component:	389-ds-base	Assignee:	mreynolds
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	RHDS QE <ds-qe-bugs>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:	Marc Muehlfeld <mmuehlfe>
Priority:	high
Version:	7.6	CC:	bsmejkal, cpelland, jan.gerrit, nkinder, pasik, rmeggins, vashirov
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	FutureFeature
Target Release:	7.7
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Unspecified
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:	389-ds-base-1.3.9.1-1.el7	Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	.The `replicaLastUpdateStatusJSON` status attribute has been added to replication agreements in Directory Server This update introduces the `replicaLastUpdateStatusJSON` status attribute to the `cn=<replication_agreement_name>,cn=replica,cn=<suffix_DN>,cn=mapping tree,cn=config` entry. The status displayed in the `replicaLastUpdateStatus` attribute was vague and unclear. The new attribute provides a clear status message and result code and can be parsed by other applications that support the JSON format.	Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:	2019-08-06 12:58:23 UTC	Type:	Bug
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

Description mreynolds 2018-03-28 21:41:29 UTC

Description of problem:

During replication an agreement for various reasons can not send updates to its consumer.  That consumer might be in a a replication session with a different master, etc.  But in the last update status of a replication agreement we see for example: 

"Error (18) Replication error acquiring replica: Incremental update transient error. Backing off, will retry update later. (transient error)"

The "transient error" text can be confusing, as this is not a severe condition.  It should be changed to "transient warning", or something less alarming than "error".

Comment 5 bsmejkal 2019-05-16 07:05:33 UTC

Build tested:
ipa-server-4.6.5-8.el7.x86_64
389-ds-base-1.3.9.1-6.el7.x86_64


# ipa-replica-manage list -v server.example.com
Directory Manager password: 

server2.example.com: replica
  last init status: Error (0) Total update succeeded
  last init ended: 2019-05-14 07:45:05+00:00
  last update status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded
  last update ended: 2019-05-14 09:04:13+00:00

server3.example.com: replica
  last init status: Error (18) Total update succeeded
  last init ended: 2019-05-14 07:45:05+00:00
  last update status: Error (18) Replication error acquiring replica: 
Incremental update transient warning.  Backing off, will retry update later. (transient warning)
  last update ended: 2019-05-14 09:04:13+00:00


Marking as VERIFIED, SanityOnly.

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2019-08-06 12:58:23 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-2019:2152

Comment 10 Jan Gerrit Kootstra 2021-04-16 14:35:17 UTC

RHEL 7.9, ipa-server-4.6.8-5.el7.x86_64 and 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-9.el7_9.x86_64 show the original error message:

/usr/bin/repl-monitor.pl -s -f /root/repl-monitor.conf
Directory Server Replication Status (Version 1.1)

Time: Fri Apr 16 2021 16:25:57

Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
------------------------------------
Replica Root: dc=example,dc=com
Replica ID: 4
Max CSN: 60799e98000000040000 (04/16/2021 16:26:32)
-
Consumer: ipa-server1.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server1.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 27 / 144100
Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update started
Update Started: 04/16/2021 16:25:57
Update Ended: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI
-
Consumer: ipa-server2.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server2.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 28 / 141674
Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded
Update Started: 04/16/2021 16:25:32
Update Ended: 04/16/2021 16:25:32
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI
-
Consumer: ipa-server3.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server3.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 29 / 140321
Update Status: Error (0) Replica acquired successfully: Incremental update succeeded
Update Started: 04/16/2021 16:25:32
Update Ended: 04/16/2021 16:25:32
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI

Replica Root: o=ipaca
Replica ID: 96
Max CSN: 60799d9f000000600000 (04/16/2021 16:22:23)
-
Consumer: ipa-server1.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server1.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 0 / 0
Update Status: Error (18) Replication error acquiring replica: Incremental update transient warning.  Backing off, will retry update later. (transient warning)
Update Started: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Update Ended: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI
-
Consumer: ipa-server2.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server2.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 0 / 0
Update Status: Error (18) Replication error acquiring replica: Incremental update transient warning.  Backing off, will retry update later. (transient warning)
Update Started: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Update Ended: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI
-
Consumer: ipa-server3.example.com:389 ldap://ipa-server3.example.com:389/
Type: Unavailable
Time Lag: n/a
Supplier Max CSN: Unavailable
Consumer Max CSN: Unavailable
Last Modify Time: Unavailable
Supplier: ipa-server1.example.com:389
Sent/Skipped: 0 / 0
Update Status: Error (18) Replication error acquiring replica: Incremental update transient warning.  Backing off, will retry update later. (transient warning)
Update Started: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Update Ended: 01/01/1970 01:00:00
Schedule: always in sync
SSL: SASL/GSSAPI