John Desantis wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>> The PKCS#12 file of the CA root generated by IPA during installation is
>> protected by the DM password.
>>
>> An updated file can be generated using PKCS12Export if desired.
>>
> 
> Is this step actually required when changing the directory manager
> password 
> (https://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/howto/howto-resetdirmgrpassword.html)?
> 
> If I'm reading the documentation properly, it appears that FreeIPA
> versions >= 4.x do not require this step.  Is this correct?

This step is needed for very old IPA installations.

rob

> 
> Thank you!
> John DeSantis
> 
> Il giorno gio 20 mag 2021 alle ore 08:53 Rob Crittenden via
> FreeIPA-users <[email protected]> ha scritto:
>>
>> Florence Renaud via FreeIPA-users wrote:
>>> Hi Ian,
>>> with IPA 4.6.8 you just need to follow the 389ds doc.
>>> The procedure was more complex in version < 3.2.2 because there were two
>>> 389ds instances (one for the regular suffix and one for the Certificate
>>> Server) and the password has to be manually synchronized between the 2,
>>> and the replica installation was done using a different procedure (you
>>> had to prepare a replica file containing passwords, private keys,
>>> certificates and then transfer this file on the future replica).
>>
>> The PKCS#12 file of the CA root generated by IPA during installation is
>> protected by the DM password.
>>
>> An updated file can be generated using PKCS12Export if desired.
>>
>> rob
>>
>>> HTH,
>>> flo
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 7:41 PM Ian Pilcher via FreeIPA-users
>>> <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Maybe it's just me, but I still find the documentation on this subject
>>>     confusing.  (This is probably because the docs seem to be telling me
>>>     that I don't need to do anything beyond the actual password change, and
>>>     I don't trust answers that seem too easy.)
>>>
>>>     I running a single-node IPA 4.6.8 on RHEL 7.  The actual password change
>>>     with ldapmodify[1] is simple enough.  Am I reading the FreeIPA
>>>     documentation[2] correctly, that I don't need to perform any other
>>>     steps?
>>>
>>>     Thanks!
>>>
>>>     [1]
>>>     
>>> https://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/howto/howto-resetdirmgrpassword.html
>>>     [2] https://www.freeipa.org/page/Howto/Change_Directory_Manager_Password
>>>
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