Kevin Hughes wrote:
> I'm using the following to set my LDAP root password:
> -name:generate ldap admin password hash
>   command:"/usr/sbin/slappasswd -s PASSWORD"
>   register:slapd_admin_password_hash
>   tags:ldap
> -name:setldap admin password
>   become:yes
>   ldap_attr:
>     dn:"olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config"
>     name:olcRootPW
>     values:"{{ slapd_admin_password_hash.stdout }}"
>     state:exact
>   tags:ldap
> |
> 
> It works; the password is set (in this case to PASSWORD) but the step shows 
> an error:

How did you check that the olcRootPW attribute was really changed?
Are you 100% sure that the modify operation was successful by setting and 
checking a
_different_ password and/or by looking at the OpenLDAP log?

> |
> fatal:[10.10.9.80]:FAILED!=>{"changed":false,"details":"{'desc': 'No such
> object'}","failed":true,"msg":"Attribute action failed."}

I've glanced over this ldap ansible module a couple of months ago but I don't 
know the
inner working in detail. And diving into the various OpenLDAP details would be 
off-topic
here.

But when using ansible (or another configuration management) my *strong* 
recommendation
is to use static configuration method (aka as slapd.conf) and generate the 
config file(s)
with Jinja templates. This is *much* less hassle regarding idempotent changes.

> I'm completely new to LDAP from the admin side so it's possible it's more an 
> LDAP
> misunderstanding than an Ansible one. Can anyone tell me what's happening?

I'd recommend to subscribe to the openldap-technical mailing list and ask 
OpenLDAP usage
questions there. Preferrably you should try to make the LDAP operation work with
OpenLDAP's command-line ldapmodify before trying to use ansible + 3rd party 
module(s).

Ciao, Michael.

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