Fedora directory users - Sep 2008 - fds 1.1+ not setting nsslapd-instancedir on install?

Hey guys.  I have some perl replication scripts (fdstool) that I developed on 
fds 1.0.4.  On my first attempt to use them on a 1.1+ (in this particular 
case 1.1.2),  the changelog object creation bails because the 
nsslapd-instancedir attribute in cn=config isn''t set.

	##############################
	# find the instance-dir
	##############################
	$msg = $ldap->search (
                          base    => "cn=config",
                          scope   => "base",
                          filter  => "(objectClass=*)",
                         );
	my $instance_dir =
$msg->entry(0)->get_value("nsslapd-instancedir");

ends up as null as there isn''t anything at said attribute.

Also,

shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D "cn=Directory 
Manager" -W -b "cn=config" "objectclass=*"|grep
instancedir
Enter LDAP Password:
nsslapd-instancedir:
shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D "cn=Directory 
Manager" -W -b "cn=config" "objectclass=*"|grep
nsslapd-ldifdir
Enter LDAP Password:
nsslapd-ldifdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-yzxdmns0/ldif


For now I''m useing nsslapd-ldifdir and just ~ s/\/ldif// to cut off the
ldir
directory,  but am just confirming this behavior is intended.  FWIW I built 
the packages myself,  so it could very well be my own fault :P

Ryan

Ryan Braun [ADS] wrote:
> Hey guys.  I have some perl replication scripts (fdstool) that I developed
on
> fds 1.0.4.  On my first attempt to use them on a 1.1+ (in this particular 
> case 1.1.2),  the changelog object creation bails because the 
> nsslapd-instancedir attribute in cn=config isn''t set.
>
> 	##############################
> 	# find the instance-dir
> 	##############################
> 	$msg = $ldap->search (
>                           base    => "cn=config",
>                           scope   => "base",
>                           filter  => "(objectClass=*)",
>                          );
> 	my $instance_dir =
$msg->entry(0)->get_value("nsslapd-instancedir");
>
> ends up as null as there isn''t anything at said attribute.
>
> Also,
>
> shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D "cn=Directory
> Manager" -W -b "cn=config" "objectclass=*"|grep
instancedir
> Enter LDAP Password:
> nsslapd-instancedir:
> shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D "cn=Directory
> Manager" -W -b "cn=config" "objectclass=*"|grep
nsslapd-ldifdir
> Enter LDAP Password:
> nsslapd-ldifdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-yzxdmns0/ldif
>
>
> For now I''m useing nsslapd-ldifdir and just ~ s/\/ldif// to cut
off the ldir
> directory,  but am just confirming this behavior is intended.  FWIW I built
> the packages myself,  so it could very well be my own fault :P
>   
Well, it depends - what were you using nsslapd-instancedir for?  There 
are several other attributes you could use now, depending on what
you''re
trying to do.
> Ryan
>
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On Wednesday 10 September 2008 16:57, Rich Megginson
wrote:
> > shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D
"cn=Directory
> > Manager" -W -b "cn=config"
"objectclass=*"|grep instancedir
> > Enter LDAP Password:
> > nsslapd-instancedir:
> > shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D
"cn=Directory
> > Manager" -W -b "cn=config"
"objectclass=*"|grep nsslapd-ldifdir
> > Enter LDAP Password:
> > nsslapd-ldifdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-yzxdmns0/ldif
> >
> >
> > For now I''m useing nsslapd-ldifdir and just ~ s/\/ldif// to
cut off the
> > ldir directory,  but am just confirming this behavior is intended. 
FWIW
> > I built the packages myself,  so it could very well be my own fault :P
>
> Well, it depends - what were you using nsslapd-instancedir for?  There
> are several other attributes you could use now, depending on what
you''re
> trying to do.
>
I was using nsslapd-instancedir to as the ref point on where to put the 
changelog db files.  Which by default in the console (1.1+) 
is /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/changelog.

But I couldn''t find any attributes that would just point 
to /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/.  Which was what I assumed 
nsslapd-instancedir was for.

I guess when I was working on the script for 1.0.4 it just happened to be set 
to the correct location so I used that value.

Ryan

Ryan Braun [ADS] wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 September 2008 16:57, Rich Megginson wrote:
>   
>>> shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D
"cn=Directory
>>> Manager" -W -b "cn=config"
"objectclass=*"|grep instancedir
>>> Enter LDAP Password:
>>> nsslapd-instancedir:
>>> shodan:/home/ryan/fdstools# ldapsearch -x -h yzxXXXX0 -D
"cn=Directory
>>> Manager" -W -b "cn=config"
"objectclass=*"|grep nsslapd-ldifdir
>>> Enter LDAP Password:
>>> nsslapd-ldifdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-yzxdmns0/ldif
>>>
>>>
>>> For now I''m useing nsslapd-ldifdir and just ~ s/\/ldif//
to cut off the
>>> ldir directory,  but am just confirming this behavior is intended. 
FWIW
>>> I built the packages myself,  so it could very well be my own fault
:P
>>>       
>> Well, it depends - what were you using nsslapd-instancedir for?  There
>> are several other attributes you could use now, depending on what
you''re
>> trying to do.
>>
>>     
>
> I was using nsslapd-instancedir to as the ref point on where to put the 
> changelog db files.  Which by default in the console (1.1+) 
> is /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/changelog.
>   
If you want the changelog directory, use nsslapd-directory, and see 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/cli/8.0/Configuration_Command_File_Reference-Plug_in_Implemented_Server_Functionality_Reference-Database_Plug_in_Attributes.html#Configuration_Command_File_Reference-Database_Attributes_under_cnconfig_cnldbm_database_cnplugins_cnconfig-nsslapd_directory

when you grab that attribute, just replace /db$ with /cldb to construct 
the changelog directory.
> But I couldn''t find any attributes that would just point 
> to /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/.  Which was what I assumed 
> nsslapd-instancedir was for.
>   
No.  Fedora 1.0 put everything under /opt/fedora-ds/slapd-instance - so 
there was a single "instance" directory.  Fedora DS 1.1 is FHS-ified -
see
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/FHS_Packaging
> I guess when I was working on the script for 1.0.4 it just happened to be
set
> to the correct location so I used that value.
>
> Ryan
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On Wednesday 10 September 2008 17:30, Rich Megginson
wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, it depends - what were you using nsslapd-instancedir for? 
There
> >> are several other attributes you could use now, depending on what
you''re
> >> trying to do.
> >
> > I was using nsslapd-instancedir to as the ref point on where to put
the
> > changelog db files.  Which by default in the console (1.1+)
> > is /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/changelog.
>
> If you want the changelog directory, use nsslapd-directory, and see
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/cli/8.0/Configuration_Command
>_File_Reference-Plug_in_Implemented_Server_Functionality_Reference-Database_
>Plug_in_Attributes.html#Configuration_Command_File_Reference-Database_Attrib
>utes_under_cnconfig_cnldbm_database_cnplugins_cnconfig-nsslapd_directory
>
> when you grab that attribute, just replace /db$ with /cldb to construct
> the changelog directory.
>
Roger that,  got it working with 

	##############################
	# find the instance-dir
	##############################
	$msg = $ldap->search (
                          base    => "cn=config, cn=ldbm database,
cn=plugins, cn=config",
			  scope   => "sub",
                          filter  => "(objectClass=*)",
                         );

	my $instance_dir =
$msg->entry(0)->get_value("nsslapd-directory");
	if (!defined($instance_dir)) {
		print "Unable to determine the instancedir,  pretty big issue, 
puking\n";
		exit 1;
	}
	$instance_dir =~ s/\/db//;

Thanks Rich.

Ryan

Ryan Braun [ADS] wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 September 2008 17:30, Rich Megginson wrote:
>   
>>>> Well, it depends - what were you using nsslapd-instancedir for?
There
>>>> are several other attributes you could use now, depending on
what you''re
>>>> trying to do.
>>>>         
>>> I was using nsslapd-instancedir to as the ref point on where to put
the
>>> changelog db files.  Which by default in the console (1.1+)
>>> is /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/changelog.
>>>       
>> If you want the changelog directory, use nsslapd-directory, and see
>>
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/cli/8.0/Configuration_Command
>>
_File_Reference-Plug_in_Implemented_Server_Functionality_Reference-Database_
>>
Plug_in_Attributes.html#Configuration_Command_File_Reference-Database_Attrib
>>
utes_under_cnconfig_cnldbm_database_cnplugins_cnconfig-nsslapd_directory
>>
>> when you grab that attribute, just replace /db$ with /cldb to construct
>> the changelog directory.
>>
>>     
>
> Roger that,  got it working with 
>
> 	##############################
> 	# find the instance-dir
> 	##############################
> 	$msg = $ldap->search (
>                           base    => "cn=config, cn=ldbm database,
cn=plugins, cn=config",
> 			  scope   => "sub",
>                           filter  => "(objectClass=*)",
>                          );
>
> 	my $instance_dir =
$msg->entry(0)->get_value("nsslapd-directory");
> 	if (!defined($instance_dir)) {
> 		print "Unable to determine the instancedir,  pretty big issue, 
puking\n";
> 		exit 1;
> 	}
> 	$instance_dir =~ s/\/db//;
>   
I would suggest using \/db$, but otherwise, yes, that''s it. 
It''s not
really an instance dir anymore, more like a database instance dir - you 
will find under there the db dir, the changelog db dir, the default ldif 
db export dir, and the default db backup dir.
> Thanks Rich.
>
> Ryan
>
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