# OpenLDAP

OpenLDAP 2.6 container running on Ubuntu 26.04 with cn=config (slapd-config) database.

## Optional Bootstrap Accounts CSV Files

Bootstrap reads account files from `/bootstrap/accounts` inside the container.

With the current compose setup, this maps to:

`~/app-data/openldap/accounts`

Optional files:

- `users.csv`: `uid,gn,sn,mail`
- `admins.csv`: `uid,gn,sn,mail`
- `posix-users.csv`: `uid,gn,sn,mail,uidNumber,gidNumber`

You can provide any subset of these files; missing files are skipped.

Rows starting with `#` are ignored.

## Changing the password

Use `ldappasswd` to change the password:

```bash
BASE_DN="dc=koszewscy,dc=waw,dc=pl"
USER_DN="cn=admin,$BASE_DN"
ldappasswd -x -D "$USER_DN" -W -S "$USER_DN"
```

or use a oneliner:

```shell
DN="cn=admin,dc=koszewscy,dc=waw,dc=pl" ldappasswd -x -D "$DN" -W -S "$DN"
```

Change the password for the Admin:

`change_password.ldif`:

```ldif
dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcRootPW
olcRootPW: {SSHA}newhashedpassword
```

```bash
ldapmodify -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f change_password.ldif
```


## LDIF file format

The basic form of an entry is:

```
# comment
dn: <distinguished name>
<attrdesc>: <attrvalue>
<attrdesc>: <attrvalue>

...
```

Lines may be continued by starting the next line with a single space or tab.

```
dn: cn=Barbara J Jensen,dc=example,dc=
  com
cn: Barbara J
  Jensen
```

is equivalent to:

```
dn: cn=Barbara J Jensen,dc=example,dc=com
cn: Barbara J Jensen
```

Multiple values for the same attribute are represented by repeating the attribute description:

```
dn: cn=Barbara J Jensen,dc=example,dc=com
cn: Barbara J Jensen
cn: Babs Jensen
```

If an attribute value contains a non-printable character, it must be base64-encoded and prefixed with a single colon:

```
dn: cn=Barbara J Jensen,dc=example,dc=com
cn:: QmFyYmFyYSBKIEplbnNlbgo=
```

Binary files (e.g. images) can be included in the LDIF file by using the "file:" prefix:

```
dn: cn=Barbara J Jensen,dc=example,dc=com
jpegPhoto:< file:///home/bjensen/photo.jpg
```

Multiple entries are separated by a blank line. Binary files like the one above may also be included in as Base64-encoded values.

The full specification is available at https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2849.

## Accessing cn=config

SASL EXTERNAL authenticates via the Unix socket — uid=0 maps to the cn=config superuser.
The commands must run inside the container where the socket is accessible.

### Browse the entire cn=config tree

```bash
ldapsearch -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config
```

### Browse a specific database entry

```bash
ldapsearch -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b "olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config"
```

### Modify cn=config

```bash
ldapmodify -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// <<'EOF'
dn: cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcLogLevel
olcLogLevel: stats
EOF
```

### Verify EXTERNAL identity

```bash
ldapwhoami -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:///
```

Expected: `dn:gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth`

## Editing Access Control Rules

1. Inserting a New Rule at the Top

```ldif
# filename: insert_rule.ldif  
dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config  
changetype: modify  
add: olcAccess  
olcAccess: {0}to *
  by dn.exact="cn=security-scanner,dc=example,dc=com" read break
```

2. Deleting a Specific Rule

```ldif
# filename: delete_rule.ldif  
dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config  
changetype: modify  
delete: olcAccess  
olcAccess: {2}
```

3. Updating an Existing Rule (In-Place)

```ldif
# filename: update_rule.ldif  
dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config  
changetype: modify  
replace: olcAccess  
olcAccess: {1}to attrs=userPassword
  by self write
  by anonymous auth
  by group.exact="cn=it-admins,dc=example,dc=com" write
```

4. Reordering the Entire Stack

```ldif
# filename: reorder_rules.ldif
dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcAccess
olcAccess: {0}to *
  by dn.exact="cn=security-scanner,dc=example,dc=com" read break
olcAccess: {1}to attrs=userPassword
  by self write
  by anonymous auth
  by group.exact="cn=it-admins,dc=example,dc=com" write
olcAccess: {2}to *
  by self read
```

## Accessing the DIT

```bash
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://localhost \
  -D "cn=admin,dc=koszewscy,dc=waw,dc=pl" -W \
  -b "dc=koszewscy,dc=waw,dc=pl"
```

### Verify readonly service account bind

```bash
ldapwhoami -x -H ldap://localhost \
  -D "cn=readonly,ou=service-accounts,dc=koszewscy,dc=waw,dc=pl" -W
```