Hi,
I redid the configuration from scratch, and I've created a new user (uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com) and I gave him administrative rights.
This new user belongs to the chained area.

I did some tests with this account to modify users attributes including the userPassword attribute from the master server, and it works perfectly.

on the other hand, on the slave, modifying other attributes other than userPassword works and the update is chained.
But modifying userPassword didn't work, and here are the results :

1) Modify givenname from the slave
ldapmodify -h localhost -p 389  -D "uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" -w pass -x  <<EOF
dn: uid=user,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: sn
sn: Jensen
> EOF
modifying entry "uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"

Result : the modification is done and chained to the master, but I get an error shown in the error log on the slave (see below in bold-red)

Log from the slave :
Access :
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.577269198 +0100] conn=54 fd=67 slot=67 connection from ::1 to ::1
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.577393763 +0100] conn=54 op=0 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.578398778 +0100] conn=54 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0001044129 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.578704548 +0100] conn=54 op=1 MOD dn="uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.677356989 +0100] conn=55 fd=68 slot=68 SSL connection from 192.168.40.101 to 192.168.40.102
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.684970522 +0100] conn=55 TLS1.2 256-bit AES-GCM
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.685359430 +0100] conn=55 op=0 BIND dn="cn=replication manager,cn=config" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.685504876 +0100] conn=55 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0008085105 dn="cn=replication manager,cn=config"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.685951988 +0100] conn=55 op=1 SRCH base="" scope=0 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs="supportedControl supportedExtension"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.686522468 +0100] conn=55 op=1 RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0.0000641275
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.686921120 +0100] conn=55 op=2 SRCH base="" scope=0 filter="(objectClass=*)" attrs="supportedControl supportedExtension"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.687436239 +0100] conn=55 op=2 RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0.0000630283
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.687958906 +0100] conn=55 op=3 EXT oid="2.16.840.1.113730.3.5.12" name="replication-multimaster-extop"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.688118224 +0100] conn=55 op=3 RESULT err=0 tag=120 nentries=0 etime=0.0000245044
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.689082577 +0100] conn=55 op=4 MOD dn="uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.695724845 +0100] conn=54 op=1 RESULT err=0 tag=103 nentries=0 etime=0.0117138489
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.696481191 +0100] conn=54 op=2 UNBIND
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.696496220 +0100] conn=54 op=2 fd=67 closed - U1
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.702453879 +0100] conn=55 op=4 RESULT err=0 tag=103 nentries=0 etime=0.0013403378 csn=5c73f3f6000000010000
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.834935702 +0100] conn=55 op=5 EXT oid="2.16.840.1.113730.3.5.5" name="replication-multimaster-extop"
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.844701440 +0100] conn=55 op=5 RESULT err=0 tag=120 nentries=0 etime=0.0010011286

Error :
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.659891340 +0100] - ERR - managed-entries-plugin - mep_mod_post_op - Unable to fetch postop entry.
[25/Feb/2019:14:56:06.680435055 +0100] - ERR - chaining database - chaining_back_modify - modify (uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com): post betxn failed, error (-1)



2) Modify userPassword from the slave using clear text password
ldapmodify -h localhost -p 389  -D "uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" -w pass -x  <<EOF
dn: uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: userPassword
userPassword: password                              
EOF
modifying entry "uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldap_modify: Constraint violation (19)
        additional info: database configuration error - please contact the system administrator


Result : Error

Log from the slave :
Access :
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.454617576 +0100] conn=56 fd=67 slot=67 connection from ::1 to ::1
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.454793777 +0100] conn=56 op=0 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.455743631 +0100] conn=56 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0001039755 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.456268843 +0100] conn=56 op=1 MOD dn="uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.470513293 +0100] conn=56 op=1 RESULT err=19 tag=103 nentries=0 etime=0.0014585377
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.470685336 +0100] conn=56 op=2 UNBIND
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.470698929 +0100] conn=56 op=2 fd=67 closed - U1

Log from the master:
Access:
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.690740190 +0100] conn=11 op=5 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.690918353 +0100] conn=11 op=5 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0000266930 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.698224736 +0100] conn=30 fd=86 slot=86 SSL connection from 192.168.40.102 to 192.168.40.101
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.703258058 +0100] conn=30 TLS1.2 256-bit AES-GCM
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.703629324 +0100] conn=30 op=0 BIND dn="cn=replication manager,cn=config" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.703804399 +0100] conn=30 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0005535704 dn="cn=replication manager,cn=config"
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.705870103 +0100] conn=30 op=1 RESULT err=19 tag=103 nentries=0 etime=0.0001493925
[25/Feb/2019:15:00:05.705878415 +0100] conn=30 op=1 MOD dn="uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" authzid="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com", invalid password syntax

3) Modify userPassword from the slave using encrypted password
ldapmodify -h localhost -p 389  -D "uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" -w wolverine -x  <<EOF
dn: uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: userPassword
userPassword: {SSHA}gvg6KehxZNYcLnLrAJrI0TzWpQzXH0oe
EOF
modifying entry "uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldap_modify: Constraint violation (19)
        additional info: invalid password syntax - passwords with storage scheme are not allowed


Result : Error
Log from the slave :
Access:
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.301550287 +0100] conn=60 fd=67 slot=67 connection from ::1 to ::1
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.301676473 +0100] conn=60 op=0 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.302595184 +0100] conn=60 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0000958183 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.303150642 +0100] conn=60 op=1 RESULT err=19 tag=103 nentries=0 etime=0.0000360791
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.303157302 +0100] conn=60 op=1 MOD dn="uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com", invalid password syntax
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.303264055 +0100] conn=60 op=2 UNBIND
[25/Feb/2019:15:06:15.303272482 +0100] conn=60 op=2 fd=67 closed - U1

4) Modify userPassword from the slave using ldappasswd
ldappasswd -D "uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" -W -p 389 -h idm02.example.com -x -ZZ -S "uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Enter LDAP Password:

Result : echo $? returns 0 but the userPassword is not changed
ldapsearch -h 127.0.0.1 -D "uid=adam,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -b "ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -x -w newpass
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)

Log from the slave :
Access :

[25/Feb/2019:15:08:09.356356670 +0100] conn=61 fd=67 slot=67 connection from 192.168.40.102 to 192.168.40.102
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:09.356588390 +0100] conn=61 op=0 EXT oid="1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037" name="start_tls_plugin"
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:09.356724270 +0100] conn=61 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=120 nentries=0 etime=0.0000286023
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:09.371819345 +0100] conn=61 TLS1.2 256-bit AES-GCM
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.222914479 +0100] conn=61 op=2 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.225541735 +0100] conn=61 op=2 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0002835224 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.225980566 +0100] conn=61 op=3 EXT oid="1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.11.1" name="passwd_modify_plugin"
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.235729939 +0100] conn=61 op=3 RESULT err=0 tag=120 nentries=0 etime=0.0009925134
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.236534952 +0100] conn=61 op=4 UNBIND
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:13.236573244 +0100] conn=61 op=4 fd=67 closed - U1

Log from the master:
Access :

[25/Feb/2019:15:08:45.318668395 +0100] conn=31 fd=87 slot=87 SSL connection from 192.168.40.102 to 192.168.40.101
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:45.323871405 +0100] conn=31 TLS1.2 256-bit AES-GCM
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:45.324437562 +0100] conn=31 op=0 BIND dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 version=3
[25/Feb/2019:15:08:45.324636529 +0100] conn=31 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0 etime=0.0005924433 dn="uid=lnadmin,ou=special users,dc=example,dc=com"

Regards.

Le lun. 18 févr. 2019 à 23:58, William Brown <wbrown@suse.de> a écrit :


> On 19 Feb 2019, at 00:54, Mark Reynolds <mreynolds@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 2/18/19 7:46 AM, wodel youchi wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I did a test, but unfortunately it didn't work for me.
>>
>> This is my LAB:
>>      • 389DS Servers :
>>              • OS CentOS7 all updates
>>              • 389DS version 1.3.8.4-22
>>              • domain : dc=example,dc=com
>>              • users on : uid=%u,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
>>              • One master server (idm01.example.com) and one slave server (idm02.example.com).
>>              • Replication configured for userRoot database (dc=example,dc=com)
>>              • Replication uses this user cn=replication manager,cn=config
>>              • Password Policy is configured.
>>      • Mail server Zimbra 8.8.11
>>              • OS CentOS7 all updates
>>              • Zimbra FOSS 8.8.11.
>>              • External authentication configured  using LDAP server
>>                      • Installation of ADPassword connector to allow change password from Zimbra WebUI
>>                      • External authentication was configured first on idm01.example.com to test that change pass works correctly.
>>                      • External authentication was modified to use idm02.example.com to test chain modification.
>> Result :
>>      • Could not change user password using chain modification from idm02.example.com
>>
>> Steps of configuration of chain modification :
>>      • On master 389DS server
>>              • Create a new ACI on dc=example,dc=com : (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Proxied authorization for database links";   
>>    allow (proxy) (userdn = "ldap:///cn=Replication Manager,cn=config");)
>>              • Create cn=replication manager,cn=config on the master after getting this error from the slave's log :
>>                      • [17/Feb/2019:14:31:30.151680780 +0000] - ERR - slapi_ldap_bind - Error: could not bind id [cn=replication manager,cn=config] authentication mechanism [SIMPLE]: error 32 (No such object)
> This means cn=replication manger does not exist on the slave server, but looks like you added it later…

This explanation is a good candidate to be added to the error message in the log itself ...

>>                      • [17/Feb/2019:14:31:30.153315712 +0000] - ERR - chaining database - cb_get_connection - Can't bind to server <idm01.example.com> port <636>. (LDAP error 32 - No such object; Netscape Portable Runtime error 0 - no error)
>> [17/Feb/2019:14:31:30.154527249 +0000] - ERR - chaining database - chaining_back_modify - cb_get_connection failed (-11) Connect error
>>      • On slave 389DS server
>>              • Create the chain entry with ldapadd -x -W -D "cn=Directory Manager" -f chain.ldiff
>>                      • dn: cn=chainbe1,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config   
>> objectclass: top   
>> objectclass: extensibleObject   
>> objectclass: nsBackendInstance   
>> cn: chainbe1   
>> nsslapd-suffix: dc=example,dc=com
>> nsfarmserverurl: ldaps://idm01.example.com:636
>> nsmultiplexorbinddn: cn=replication manager,cn=config
>> nsmultiplexorcredentials: reppassword
>> nsCheckLocalACI: on
>>              • Modify the existing : dn: cn="dc=example,dc=com",cn=mapping tree,cn=config or to be exact dn: cn=dc\3Dexample\2Cdc\3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
>>                      • The original Entry was :
>>                              • dn: cn=dc\3Dexample\2Cdc\3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
>> objectClass: top
>> objectClass: extensibleObject
>> objectClass: nsMappingTree
>> cn: dc=example,dc=com
>> cn: "dc=example,dc=com"
>> nsslapd-state: referral on update
>> nsslapd-backend: userRoot
>> nsslapd-referral: ldap://idm01.exemple.com:389/dc%3Dexample%2Cdc%3Dcom
>>                      • The modified entry is :
>>                              • dn: cn=dc\3Dexample\2Cdc\3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
>> objectClass: top
>> objectClass: extensibleObject
>> objectClass: nsMappingTree
>> cn: dc=example,dc=com
>> cn: "dc=example,dc=com"
>> nsslapd-backend: userRoot
>> nsslapd-referral: ldap://idm01.exemple.com:389/dc%3Dexample%2Cdc%3Dcom
>> nsslapd-state: backend
>> nsslapd-distribution-plugin: /usr/lib64/dirsrv/plugins/libreplication-plugin.so
>> nsslapd-distribution-funct: repl_chain_on_update
>> Errors :
>>      • From 389DS slave server :
>>              • Erorr Log
>>                      • [17/Feb/2019:14:44:24.514362428 +0000] - ERR - chaining database - chaining_back_modify - invalid password syntax - passwords with storage scheme are not allowed
> This means you, or some client, tried to add a password that was already hashed - this is not allowed.  The password must be in clear text at the time it is set - then the server will hash it using the configured password storage scheme.

As is this :)

>>      • From Zimbra mail server
>>              • mailbox log
>>                      • 2019-02-17 14:31:30,243 WARN  [qtp1286783232-42786:http://localhost:8080/service/soap/ChangePasswordRequest] [ua=zclient/8.8.11_GA_3772;soapId=2e1e97b2;] SoapEngine - handler exception
>> com.zimbra.common.service.ServiceException: permission denied: javax.naming.NamingException: [LDAP: error code 1 - database configuration error - please contact the system administrator]; remaining name 'uid=j.shepard,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com'
>> ExceptionId:qtp1286783232-42786:http://localhost:8080/service/soap/ChangePasswordRequest:1550413890243:874fcd9af69d9eb8
>> Code:service.PERM_DENIED
>>
>> Did I respect the procedure?
>> i didn't find anything about chain modification on RedHat documentation, did I miss anything?
> This is a not a fully documented/supported procedure.  However, I know a lot of people use it successfully.  I think the main problem you are having is the password stored for the replication manager (I'm assuming this is where the error "passwords with storage scheme are not allowed" is coming from).  Or, it's the "user" password change that has a prehashed password.  Again this would be client incorrectly trying to do this.  So who/what is making the password change?  If you use ldapmodify and set a password yourself does it work, does it chain-on-update successfully?
>
> Mark
>
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Le lun. 18 févr. 2019 à 00:58, William Brown <wbrown@suse.de> a écrit :
>> I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t still work today? It would be good if you were able to test a development deployment and let us know the results and processes taken?
>>
>> > On 17 Feb 2019, at 21:48, wodel youchi <wodel.youchi@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > We have a master 389DS Server, and several Slaves.
>> >
>> > The slaves are in the front, and the clients can use them for search and authentication.
>> >
>> > We have also a mailing solution, and we want to allow users to modify their passwords.
>> >
>> > I've read this article : https://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/howto/howto-chainonupdate.html
>> >
>> > I don't know it it's still supported.
>> >
>> > The idea is to chain password modification via the slave to the master.
>> >
>> > Regards.
>> >
>> > Regards.
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>>
>> William Brown
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