[Bug 427842] Re: [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema

2009-09-14 Thread Andreas Hasenack
** Description changed: The current installation of slapd doesn't allow for searches in the empty base (dn="") and the schema entries. These are needed by several client tools to, among other things: - check what the server schema is (luma, apache directory studio) - discover what the serv

[Bug 427842] Re: [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema

2009-09-11 Thread Andreas Hasenack
FWIW, I tried Luma and Apache Directory Studio and both first authenticate and then check for the schema, so their search for the schema is an authenticated one. -- [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427842 You received this bug notification

Re: [Bug 427842] Re: [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema

2009-09-11 Thread Mathias Gug
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 02:20:29PM -, Andreas Hasenack wrote: > IIRC that's the way it is by default with slapd.conf, so we are keeping > the same privileges in cn=config. > Well - IIRC the default slapd.conf was 'access to * by * read' for the default database: access to * by dn="@AD

[Bug 427842] Re: [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema

2009-09-11 Thread Andreas Hasenack
IIRC that's the way it is by default with slapd.conf, so we are keeping the same privileges in cn=config. The base "" was meant to be readable by everyone because it advertises the capabilities of the server. Without it, for example, a client can't know if the server supports START TLS or not. And

[Bug 427842] Re: [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema

2009-09-11 Thread Mathias Gug
What would be the security implication of opening read access to anyone (by *)? ** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- [karmic] frontend DB needs ACLs for base="" and cn=schema https://bugs.launchp