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Bug 784315

Summary:	doc: ipa permission-add: if no targetattr is specified, the default is no access to any attribute
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Namita Soman <nsoman>
Component:	doc-Identity_Management_Guide	Assignee:	Deon Ballard <dlackey>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	ecs-bugs
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	6.2	CC:	jskeoch, mkosek, nkinder, rmeggins
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	Documentation
Target Release:	6.3
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Description Namita Soman 2012-01-24 14:49:17 UTC

Description of problem:
Add a permission with a subtree as a target. This will allow all attributes in this subtree to be modified. But can run cli to add a perm, and specify attr as below:

ipa permission-add ManageHost --permissions="write" --subtree=cn=computers,cn=accounts,dc=testrelm,dc=com --memberof=groupone --attr=locality

and there is no message indicating that the attr specified here is redundant, or will be ignored, or should not be allowed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-server-2.2.0-101.20120117T0229zgit5febffb.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add a permission as above

  
Actual results:
Permission is added:
-----------------------------
Added permission "ManageHost"
-----------------------------
  Permission name: ManageHost
  Permissions: write
  Attributes: locality
  Member of group: groupone
  Subtree: ldap:///cn=computers,cn=accounts,dc=testrelm,dc=com


Expected results:
Since permission will allow all attributes to be modified, the attr=locality is ignored....or not allowed.

Additional info:

Comment 2 Rob Crittenden 2012-01-24 15:19:56 UTC

I need to double-check with the 389-ds team on the assumption that specifying no attributes means all attributes.

Comment 3 Dmitri Pal 2012-01-24 15:25:29 UTC

Upstream ticket:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/2304

Comment 4 Rich Megginson 2012-01-24 21:42:34 UTC

in an aci, if you do not specify a targetattr clause, the default is no access to any attribute:

junk.ldif:
dn: dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: aci
aci: (target ="ldap:///dc=example,dc=com")(targetattr != "userpassword")(versio
 n 3.0;acl "Anonymous read-search access";allow (read, search, compare)(userdn
  = "ldap:///anyone");)
aci: (target="ldap:///dc=example,dc=com") (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl 
 "allow all Admin group"; allow(all) groupdn = "ldap:///cn=Directory Administr
 ators,ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com";)

ldapmodify -f junk.ldif
ldapsearch -xLLL -h localhost -p 1200  -b dc=example,dc=com uid=scarter
dn: uid=scarter,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
cn: Sam Carter
sn: Carter
givenName: Sam
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
ou: Accounting
ou: People
l: Sunnyvale
uid: scarter
mail: scarter
telephoneNumber: +1 408 555 4798
facsimileTelephoneNumber: +1 408 555 9751
roomNumber: 4612
manager: cn=uid=dmiller,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

# every attribute except userpassword

but if I change the aci
dn: dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: aci
aci: (target ="ldap:///dc=example,dc=com")(versio
 n 3.0;acl "Anonymous read-search access";allow (read, search, compare)(userdn
  = "ldap:///anyone");)
aci: (target="ldap:///dc=example,dc=com") (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl 
 "allow all Admin group"; allow(all) groupdn = "ldap:///cn=Directory Administr
 ators,ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com";)

ldapmodify -f junk.ldif
ldapsearch -xLLL -h localhost -p 1200  -b dc=example,dc=com uid=scarter
# nothing is returned

so in an aci, if you do not specify a targetattr, no attribute is allowed, and nothing is returned

Comment 5 Namita Soman 2012-01-25 14:41:05 UTC

In Doc:
15.4.2.1. Creating New Permissions from the Web UI
Step 6 indicates that 
<snip>
All attributes within the matching entries can be modified. 
<snip>

which is misleading. Based on Rich's explanation above, if no attributes are specified, then the default is no access to any attribute.

Comment 7 Deon Ballard 2012-04-18 17:37:59 UTC

I tried to clarify this in both the GUI and CLI sections:
http://documentation-stage.bne.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Identity_Management_Guide/defining-roles.html#creating-perms

Comment 9 Deon Ballard 2012-05-03 16:33:44 UTC

Setting all priority and severity to medium.

Comment 12 Deon Ballard 2012-06-21 23:15:59 UTC

Closing.