[389-users] Re: 389 DS 2.3.6 on RHEL 9 replication over TLS

Idk how to do that lol

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From: Simon Pichugin <spichugi@redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 5:44:57 PM
To: General discussion list for the 389 Directory server project. <389-users@lists.fedoraproject.org>
Cc: alexander_nazarenko@harvard.edu <alexander_nazarenko@harvard.edu>
Subject: [389-users] Re: 389 DS 2.3.6 on RHEL 9 replication over TLS

 

Hello Alex,
I think we need a bit more information here.

First of all, could you please run the "dsconf repl-agmt create" (LDAPS one) with "-v" flag? It will give a detailed verbose output.
Also, I recommend checking the server's error and access log for more information why it fails (additionally, you may enable at least 16384+8192 (Default + Replication debugging) in nsslapd-errorlog-level).

As for possible issues and actions, at first glance, I recommend checking that the TLS certificates used are correctly installed and trusted on both the supplier and consumer instances. It's important that the instances trust each other; even though ldapsearch (OpenLDAP client) on the supplier already trusts the consumer machine, it's not enough.

Sincerely,
Simon

On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 1:07 PM Nazarenko, Alexander <alexander_nazarenko@harvard.edu> wrote:

Hello colleagues,

 

Lately we started looking into 389 DS 2.3.6 on RHEL 9 platform.

 

We followed instructions Configuring and managing replication on Red Hat site to establish replication between two remote instances,

The instances where previously configured to support TLS channel on port 636 (Enabling TLS-encrypted connections to Directory Server) , and we made sure ldapsearch is working with LDAPS:// protocol with the certificate verification (TLS_REQCERT demand).

 

The following issue with the replication over TLS was observed:

 

After we ran the command below to configure secure replication:

dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager"  -w *** ldaps://server.example.edu  repl-agmt create --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" --host "consumer.example.edu" --port 636 --conn-protocol=LDAPS --bind-dn "cn=replication manager,cn=config" --bind-passwd "***" --bind-method=SIMPLE --init consumer.example.edu-RO

 

the error occurred:

Error (-1) Problem connecting to replica - LDAP error: Can't contact LDAP server (connection error)

 

We double-checked that after we configure clear text replication with the command:

dsconf -D "cn=Directory Manager"  -w *** ldaps://server.example.edu  repl-agmt create --suffix "dc=example,dc=com" --host "consumer.example.edu" --port 389 --conn-protocol=LDAP --bind-dn "cn=replication manager,cn=config" --bind-passwd "***" --bind-method=SIMPLE --init 10.140.133.36-RO

 

no problem occurred, and the replication completed successfully.

 

My question is whether this means the replication over TLS required different config steps, and if yes – what they are?

 

Thank you,

- Alex

 

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