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Bug 689717

Summary: Catch parsing errors from SSSD config parser correctly
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Red Hat Case Diagnostics <case-diagnostics>
Component: authconfigAssignee: Tomas Mraz <tmraz>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Iveta Wiedermann <isenfeld>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.0CC: psplicha, pvrabec, rdassen, sgallagh
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:341e0f25
Fixed In Version: authconfig-6.1.12-6.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-06-20 14:29:52 UTC Type: ---
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Description Red Hat Case Diagnostics 2011-03-22 09:25:27 UTC 
This description generated by Andreas from an ABRT report
architecture: x86_64
cmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/authconfig-tui
component: authconfig
executable: /usr/sbin/authconfig-tui
kernel: 2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64
package: authconfig-6.1.4-6.el6
reason: SSSDConfig.py:1141:import_config:ParsingError
release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (Santiago)
time: 1300785771
uid: 0
backtrace: SSSDConfig.py:1141:import_config:ParsingError

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/authconfig-tui", line 894, in <module>
    sys.exit(module.run())
  File "/usr/sbin/authconfig-tui", line 478, in run
    self.readAuthInfo()
  File "/usr/sbin/authconfig-tui", line 329, in readAuthInfo
    self.info = authinfo.read(self.printError)
  File "/usr/share/authconfig/authinfo.py", line 922, in read
    info.read()
  File "/usr/share/authconfig/authinfo.py", line 2176, in read
    self.readSSSD()
  File "/usr/share/authconfig/authinfo.py", line 1518, in readSSSD
    self.sssdConfig.import_config(all_configs[CFG_SSSD].origPath)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/SSSDConfig.py", line 1141, in import_config
    raise ParsingError
ParsingError

Local variables in innermost frame:
configfile: '/etc/sssd/sssd.conf'
fd: <open file '/etc/sssd/sssd.conf', mode 'r' at 0xf984b0>
self: <SSSDConfig.SSSDConfig instance at 0xfd6b00>
Comment 1 Red Hat Case Diagnostics 2011-03-22 09:25:48 UTC 
Created attachment 486760 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 4 Tomas Mraz 2011-03-22 09:44:57 UTC 
What this ParsingError exception means? How should the authconfig behave in such situation? Should it create a new config and overwrite the erroneous one?
Comment 5 Stephen Gallagher 2011-03-22 13:29:42 UTC 
ParsingError means exactly what it sounds like. The existing config file is formatted incorrectly. I'd need to see the original sssd.conf to identify the exact parsing error.

I'm not sure it's safe to overwrite the config. Perhaps we can save a backup first, then create a new file with the defaults from authconfig? If we do this, authconfig would need to warn loudly that such a backup was made (since the config file may have had manual changes made to it).

Can we please see the sssd.conf that is failing to parse?
Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2011-04-04 01:57:09 UTC 
Since RHEL 6.1 External Beta has begun, and this bug remains
unresolved, it has been rejected as it is not proposed as
exception or blocker.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate and relevant, in the
next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment 8 RHEL Program Management 2011-07-06 00:35:07 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.
Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2012-06-20 14:29:52 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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0931.html