Bug 801377 - getent returns non-existing netgroup name, when sssd is configured as proxy provider
Summary: getent returns non-existing netgroup name, when sssd is configured as proxy p...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: sssd
Version: 6.3
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Stephen Gallagher
QA Contact: IDM QE LIST
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-03-08 12:00 UTC by Amith
Modified: 2020-05-02 16:47 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: sssd-1.8.0-12.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-06-20 11:55:43 UTC
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Github SSSD sssd issues 2284 0 None None None 2020-05-02 16:47:48 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0747 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE sssd bug fix and enhancement update 2012-06-19 19:31:43 UTC

Description Amith 2012-03-08 12:00:04 UTC
Description of problem:
Upon requesting a non-existing netgroup name, the command #getent netgroup <unknown_group> returns the same name, however the command is expected to return nothing. This happens when sssd is configured as proxy provider. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
sssd-1.8.0-11.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Edit /etc/ldap.conf and add the following:
   uri ldap://<hostname.com>:<port>
   ssl no
   base <basedn> 

2. Create and edit /etc/pam.d/sssdproxyldap with the following contents:
   auth          required      pam_ldap.so
   account       required      pam_ldap.so
   password      required      pam_ldap.so
   session       required      pam_ldap.so

3. To produce the issue, setup sssd.conf as below:
[sssd]
reconnection_retries = 3
config_file_version = 2
sbus_timeout = 30
services = nss, pam
domains = PROXY
debug_level = 9

[nss]
filter_groups = root
filter_users = root

[pam]

[domain/PROXY]
id_provider = proxy
auth_provider = proxy
cache_credentials = TRUE
proxy_lib_name = ldap
proxy_pam_target = sssdproxyldap
enumerate = TRUE
debug_level = 9
ldap_tls_cacertdir = /etc/openldap/cacerts/
  
4. After setting the above configurations, start sssd service and run the following step:

[root@sssd-client sssd]# getent netgroup some_group

Actual results: 
The cmd #getent returns the non-existing netgroup name as given below:

[root@sssd-client sssd]# getent netgroup some_group
some_group

[root@sssd-client sssd]# getent netgroup some_group
some_group

Expected results:
The cmd #getent should return nothing upon requesting a non-existing netgroup.

[root@sssd-client sssd]# getent netgroup some_group
[root@sssd-client sssd]# getent netgroup some_group

Additional info:

Comment 2 Stephen Gallagher 2012-03-08 12:34:07 UTC
Upstream ticket:
https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/1242

Comment 7 Jakub Hrozek 2012-04-03 18:30:16 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
No documentation needed

Comment 8 Amith 2012-04-11 10:48:06 UTC
Verified on sssd-1.8.0-22.el6.x86_64. 

The fix involves modifying "proxy_lib_name = ldap" to "proxy_lib_name = file" (file: /etc/netgroup) due to a bug in nss-pam-ldapd, which outputs an empty netgroup even if it actually does not exist. Jakub has filed
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804103 against nss-pam-ldapd.

The output for the associated beaker automation script is given below:

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: [   LOG    ] :: Verify BZ release ticket #363 :- getent returns non-existing netgroup name with proxy provider when proxy_lib_name = file
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

:: [   PASS   ] :: Once - Verifying valid netgroup: QAeng
:: [   PASS   ] :: Twice - Verifying valid netgroup: QAeng
:: [   PASS   ] :: Thrice - Verifying valid netgroup: QAeng
:: [   PASS   ] :: Once - Verifying unknown netgroup: testsumgroup
:: [   PASS   ] :: Twice - Verifying unknown netgroup: testsumgroup
:: [   PASS   ] :: Thrice - Verifying unknown netgroup: testsumgroup
:: [   LOG    ] :: Duration: 4s
:: [   LOG    ] :: Assertions: 9 good, 0 bad
:: [   PASS   ] :: RESULT: Verify BZ release ticket #363 :- getent returns non-existing netgroup name with proxy provider when proxy_lib_name = file

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2012-06-20 11:55:43 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-2012-0747.html


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