Hello everybody and a BIG thanks to Rich, and the rest of you, for your kind
aid. Can you please help with something else ?
HISTORY-------
We're currently investigating using Windows SYNC but only the password part of
the SYNC functionality - no accounts.
My prototype works fine - if I change a password with Windows Cntl+Alt+Del itis
propogated to Redhat Directory Server (RHDS). If I change the RHDS password
with a simple front end itis propogated to Windows Active-Directory (Netscape
console, for example, or a script with userpassword: secret-password ).
I read the following:
Directory Server passwords are synchronized along with other entry attributes
because plain-text passwords are retained in the Directory Server changelog.
Source:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/Windows_Sync.html#Windows_Sync-About_Windows_Sync
PROBLEM ?---------
I think this only works with RHDS and password changing front-ends that send
the password unencrypted.
For example, if I do something like the following with RHDS:
./ldapmodify -P "/root/.mozilla/firefox/acu5w0yl.default/cert8.db" -c -h
${DEST_HOST} -p ${DEST_PORT} -D "${DEST_BIND}" -w $DESTDN_PASSWORD <<EOFdn:
uid=${TGI},ou=People,${DEST_SUFFIX}changetype: modifyreplace:
userpassworduserpassword: {SHA}v9KDMpMQgX13LuXtmWzmSaIcNGM=EOF
Note: Please note the {SHA} stuff in 'userpassword'.
I cannot see how, using the changelog, RHDS can unencrypt the password from
{SHA} so as to re-encode it in unicodePwd for sending to Active-Directory.
unicodePwd: good link http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2007-07/010.html
My tests show that it doesn't work: After running the script I cannot login to
Windowsusing my account/secret-password.
If however, I change my script to use the password unencrypted (userpassword:
secret-password) the propogation works again and I can log into my Windows
client.
Q1. Am I correct that it only works with RHDS front-ends that send the password
unencrypted ?
Thanks,
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