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Bug 1895460 - RFE - Log an additional message if the server certificate nickname doesn't match nsSSLPersonalitySSL value.
Summary: RFE - Log an additional message if the server certificate nickname doesn't ma...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classification: Red Hat
Component: 389-ds-base
Version: 8.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
: 8.0
Assignee: Simon Pichugin
QA Contact: RHDS QE
Petr Hybl
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-11-06 17:49 UTC by Têko Mihinto
Modified: 2023-12-15 20:02 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: 389-ds-1.4-8050020210514191740-d5c171fc
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
.Added a new message to help set up `nsSSLPersonalitySSL` Previously, many times happened that RHDS instance failed to start if the TLS certificate nickname didn't match the value of the configuration parameter `nsSSLPersonalitySSL`. This mismatch happened when customer copy the NSS DB from a previous instance or export the certificate's data but forget to set the `nsSSLPersonalitySSL` value accordingly. With this update, you can see log an additional message which should help a user to set up `nsSSLPersonalitySSL` correctly.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2021-11-09 18:10:45 UTC
Type: Bug
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
pm-rhel: mirror+

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Github 389ds 389-ds-base issues 4593 0 None closed Log an additional message if the server certificate nickname doesn't match nsSSLPersonalitySSL value 2021-11-02 21:08:34 UTC
Red Hat Knowledge Base (Solution) 5554861 0 None None None 2020-11-06 18:33:13 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2021:4203 0 None None None 2021-11-09 18:11:08 UTC

Description Têko Mihinto 2020-11-06 17:49:45 UTC 
Description of problem:
RHDS instance will fail to start if the TLS server certificate nickname doesn't match the value
of the configuration parameter "nsSSLPersonalitySSL".

The mismatch typically happens when customers copy the NSS DB from a previous instance
or export the certificates data but forget to set the "nsSSLPersonalitySSL" value accordingly.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
# rpm -qa | grep 389-ds-base
389-ds-base-debugsource-1.4.2.12-2.module+el8dsrv+6428+6e54c518.x86_64
389-ds-base-1.4.2.12-3.module+el8dsrv+6923+6ab1d5c5.x86_64
389-ds-base-debuginfo-1.4.2.12-2.module+el8dsrv+6428+6e54c518.x86_64
389-ds-base-libs-1.4.2.12-3.module+el8dsrv+6923+6ab1d5c5.x86_64
#
# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.2 (Ootpa)
#

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get the certificate nickname:
# certutil -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-<INSTANCE>/ -L

Certificate Nickname                                         Trust Attributes
                                                             SSL,S/MIME,JAR/XPI

Self-Signed-CA                                               CT,,
Server-Cert                                                  u,u,u
#

2. Stop the RHDS instance and set nsSSLPersonalitySSL to a value different of the actual nickname
# grep -i nsSSLPersonalitySSL /etc/dirsrv/slapd-<INSTANCE>/dse.ldif
nsSSLPersonalitySSL: otherNickname
#

3. Try to start the instance

Actual results:
The startup fails with the following messages in the errors log:

[06/Nov/2020:18:37:03.873591352 +0100] - ERR - attrcrypt_fetch_private_key - Can't find certificate otherNickname: -5950 - File not found.
[06/Nov/2020:18:37:03.875333480 +0100] - ERR - attrcrypt_fetch_private_key - Can't get private key from cert otherNickname: -5950 - File not found.
...
[06/Nov/2020:18:37:03.878800070 +0100] - ERR - attrcrypt_fetch_private_key - Can't find certificate otherNickname: -5950 - File not found.
[06/Nov/2020:18:37:03.880365271 +0100] - ERR - attrcrypt_fetch_private_key - Can't get private key from cert otherNickname: -5950 - File not found.


Expected results:
It would be nice to log an additional message stating to check if the nickname indeed matches the nsSSLPersonalitySSL.

Additional info:
Comment 3 thierry bordaz 2021-05-06 09:34:13 UTC 
upstream ticket is https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4593
Comment 8 bsmejkal 2021-05-21 09:08:16 UTC 
============================================================================================================ test session starts =============================================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.6.8, pytest-6.2.4, py-1.10.0, pluggy-0.13.1 -- /usr/bin/python3.6
cachedir: .pytest_cache
metadata: {'Python': '3.6.8', 'Platform': 'Linux-4.18.0-305.6.el8.x86_64-x86_64-with-redhat-8.5-Ootpa', 'Packages': {'pytest': '6.2.4', 'py': '1.10.0', 'pluggy': '0.13.1'}, 'Plugins': {'metadata': '1.11.0', 'html': '3.1.1', 'libfaketime': '0.1.2'}}
389-ds-base: 1.4.3.23-1.module+el8.5.0+11016+7e7e9011
nss: 3.53.1-17.el8_3
nspr: 4.25.0-2.el8_2
openldap: 2.4.46-16.el8
cyrus-sasl: 2.1.27-5.el8
FIPS: disabled
rootdir: /mnt/tests/rhds/tests/upstream/ds/dirsrvtests, configfile: pytest.ini
plugins: metadata-1.11.0, html-3.1.1, libfaketime-0.1.2
collected 17 items / 16 deselected / 1 selected                                                                                                                                                                                              

dirsrvtests/tests/suites/ds_logs/ds_logs_test.py::test_cert_personality_log_help PASSED                                                                                                                                                [100%]

=============================================================================================== 1 passed, 16 deselected, 25 warnings in 24.85s ===============================================================================================

Marking as Verified:Tested.
Comment 9 sgouvern 2021-05-21 11:00:53 UTC 
As per comment 8, moving to VERIFIED
Comment 13 Simon Pichugin 2021-11-05 18:18:28 UTC 
Looks good! Thank you!
Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-09 18:10:45 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 (389-ds-base bug fix and enhancement update), 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-2021:4203
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