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  • RHEL 7.5 - Storing Automount Maps in LDAP not working

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    I followed the Red Hat document here:

    (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/storage_administration_guide/nfs-autofs#s2-nfs-config-autofs-LDAP)

    But it does not work as stated. The above linked instructions state 3 tasks:


    1. Verify BASE and URI are set correctly in /etc/openldap/ldap.conf:

    TLS_CACERTDIR /etc/openldap/cacerts
    SASL_NOCANON on
    URI ldap://ldap02.testdomain.com/
    BASE dc=testdomain,dc=com


    2. edit /etc/autofs.conf to uncomment these lines:

    map_object_class = automountMap
    entry_object_class = automount
    map_attribute = automountMapName
    entry_attribute = automountKey
    value_attribute= automountInformation

    (By the way, the document seems in error stating /etc/sysconfig/autofs.
    The location to uncomment is at /etc/autofs.conf. To be safe, I added these lines in both files.)


    3. Create the autofs ldif and ingest it with ldapadd command:

    dn: automountMapName=auto.master,dc=testdomain,dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: automountMap
    automountMapName: auto.master

    dn: automountMapName=auto.master,dc=testdomain,dc=com
    objectClass: automount
    cn: /home

    automountKey: /home
    automountInformation: auto.home

    dn: automountMapName=auto.home,dc=testdomain,dc=com
    objectClass: automountMap
    automountMapName: auto.home

    dn: automountKey=/home,automountMapName=auto.home,dc=testdomain,dc=com
    objectClass: automount
    automountKey: /home
    automountInformation: ldap02.testdomain.com:/export/home/&


    The above procedure as followed by Red Hat’s online documentation does not work.

    When I try to ingest the autofs ldif I get this error:

    ldapadd -x -D "cn=ldapadmin,dc=testdomain,dc=com" -f /etc/openldap/ldifs/autofs.ldif -W
    Enter LDAP Password:
    adding new entry "automountMapName=auto.master,dc=testdomain,dc=com"
    ldap_add: Invalid DN syntax (34)
    additional info: invalid DN

    Has anyone been down this road and found out how to make this work ?

    Background:
    1. My test ldap server (ldap02.testdomain.com) works and I can login using ldap accounts.
    2. I have autofs set up manually on one of my test clients to mount /home and that works outside of ldap.

    Thanks for helping..

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