On (05/06/13 14:50), Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 09:39:41AM -0400, Simo Sorce wrote:
>> On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 13:14 +0200, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>> > 
>> > Hi,
>> > 
>> > the attached patch splits the previously monolithic sssd package into
>> > sssd-common that contains the deamon and the responders and
>> > per-provider
>> > packages such as sssd-ldap or sssd-ipa.
>> > 
>> > This split would benefit two parties:
>> >     1) security auditors who are often trying to find the smallest
>> > package
>> >     set including dependencies needed for the package to function.
>> > They
>> >     would be able to i.e. install sssd-ldap and not bother about
>> >     sssd-ipa or sssd-ad pulling in more dependencies.
>> >     2) 3rd party programs such as realmd or authconfig that would only
>> >     be able to require or install on demand the needed packages.
>> > 
>> > The patch addresses https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/1510 and must
>> > b
>> > applied on the two specfile patches I sent earlier (the thread subject
>> > included libsss_sudo).
>> 
>> Questions inline.
>> 
>
>Not even nine months after the initial submission, here comes a revised
>patch. I remember we had a discussion on IRC with Simo about this
>problem, but I'll reply to the thread.
>
>With the Radius provider patches on the list and requiring Samba bits in
>the last couple of releases, I think that splitting the providers is
>something we really should do.
>
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > plain text
>> > document
>> > attachment
>> > (0001-Split-the-providers-into-separate-subpackages.patch)
>> > 
>> > From f59cfde30777a2c46f0ba2d6bd57dff62561851f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> > From: Jakub Hrozek <jhro...@redhat.com>
>> > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:21:18 +0200
>> > Subject: [PATCH] Split the providers into separate subpackages
>> > 
>> > ---
>> >  contrib/sssd.spec.in | 145
>> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>> >  1 file changed, 115 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>> > 
>> > diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
>> > index
>> > e194245d166c7dee2f1988019b414e5fb47df2de..9b5a9b475544d245fbad0cbdd056ab55a0df4437
>> >  100644
>> > --- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
>> > +++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
>> > @@ -45,17 +45,13 @@ BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud
>> > %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
>> >  Patch0001:  sssd-1.9-man-change-default-ccache.patch
>> >  
>> >  ### Dependencies ###
>> > -
>> > -Requires: libldb >= 0.9.3
>> > -Requires: libtdb >= 1.1.3
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> >  Requires: sssd-client%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>> > -Requires: libipa_hbac = %{version}-%{release}
>> > -Requires: libsss_idmap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > -Requires: cyrus-sasl-gssapi
>> > -Requires: keyutils-libs
>> > -Requires(post): initscripts chkconfig
>> > -Requires(preun):  initscripts chkconfig
>> > -Requires(postun): initscripts chkconfig
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ldap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-krb5 = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ipa = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ad = %{version}-%{release}
>> 
>> 
>> Doesn't this set of requires makes the split useless ?
>> If I read it correctly it means sssd will require all subpackages anyway
>> so you cannot pick and choose to install only one as you say the purpose
>> is in the mail message.
>> 
>
>The intent of the sssd package requiring all the dependencies is to make sure
>that any kickstart that specified "sssd" would get the whole set, because
>we can't currently know what functionality and which provider was used.
>
>To pick the minimal set for LDAP, you can run:
># yum install sssd-ldap
>for instance.
>
>> >  %global servicename sssd
>> >  %global sssdstatedir %{_localstatedir}/lib/sss
>> > @@ -126,6 +122,21 @@ the system and a pluggable backend system to
>> > connect to multiple different
>> >  account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and
>> > policy
>> >  services for projects like FreeIPA.
>> >  
>> > +%package common
>> > +Summary: Common files for the SSSD
>> > +Group: Applications/System
>> > +License: GPLv3+
>> > +Requires: libldb >= 0.9.3
>> > +Requires: libtdb >= 1.1.3
>> > +Requires: sssd-client%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires(post): initscripts chkconfig
>> > +Requires(preun):  initscripts chkconfig
>> > +Requires(postun): initscripts chkconfig
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> > +
>> > +%description common
>> > +Common files for the SSSD.
>> > +
>> >  %package client
>> >  Summary: SSSD Client libraries for NSS and PAM
>> >  Group: Applications/System
>> > @@ -141,7 +152,7 @@ service.
>> >  Summary: Userspace tools for use with the SSSD
>> >  Group: Applications/System
>> >  License: GPLv3+
>> > -Requires: sssd = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> >  
>> >  %description tools
>> >  Provides userspace tools for manipulating users, groups, and nested
>> > groups in
>> > @@ -153,6 +164,61 @@ Also provides several other administrative tools:
>> >      * sss_seed which pre-creates a user entry for use in kickstarts
>> >      * sss_obfuscate for generating an obfuscated LDAP password
>> >  
>> > +%package ldap
>> > +Summary: The LDAP back end of the SSSD
>> > +Group: Applications/System
>> > +License: GPLv3+
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: cyrus-sasl-gssapi
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: libsss_idmap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +
>> > +%description ldap
>> > +Provides the LDAP back end that the SSSD can utilize to fetch
>> > identity data
>> > +from and authenticate against an LDAP server.
>> > +
>> > +%package krb5
>> > +Summary: The Kerberos authentication back end for the SSSD
>> > +Group: Applications/System
>> > +License: GPLv3+
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: cyrus-sasl-gssapi
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +
>> > +%description krb5
>> > +Provides the Kerberos back end that the SSSD can utilize authenticate
>> > +against a Kerberos server.
>> > +
>> > +%package ipa
>> > +Summary: The IPA back end of the SSSD
>> > +Group: Applications/System
>> > +License: GPLv3+
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ldap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-krb5 = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: libipa_hbac = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: libsss_idmap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: bind-utils
>> 
>> Does the ipa provider really need the sssd-ldap and sssd-krb5
>> subpackages ?
>> IIRC we statically compile the ldap and krb5 packages bits we need in
>> the ipa provider.
>> If you change this you probably want a require on cyrus-sasl-gssapi
>> here.
>> 
>> (if it is just for the ldap and krb child processes shouldn't we simply
>> keep those binaries in the sssd or sssd-common package ?)
>
>Yes, the intent was to make sure the ldap child and krb5 child processes
>are pulled in. But now that we switched to internal shared libraries, I
>think a better solution is to have the krb5_common internal shared
>library along with the ldap and krb5 child in a subpackage of its own
>and let the Kerberos-aware providers pull these in.
>
>> 
>> 
>> > +%description ipa
>> > +Provides the IPA back end that the SSSD can utilize to fetch identity
>> > data
>> > +from and authenticate against an IPA server.
>> > +
>> > +%package ad
>> > +Summary: The AD back end of the SSSD
>> > +Group: Applications/System
>> > +License: GPLv3+
>> > +Conflicts: sssd < %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-common = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ldap = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-krb5 = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: libsss_idmap = %{version}-%{release}
>> 
>> SAme questions as for the ipa subpackage
>> 
>> > +%description ad
>> > +Provides the Active Directory back end that the SSSD can utilize to
>> > fetch
>> > +identity data from and authenticate against an Active Directory
>> > server.
>> > +
>> >  %package -n libsss_idmap
>> >  Summary: FreeIPA Idmap library
>> >  Group: Development/Libraries
>> > @@ -205,7 +271,7 @@ used by Python applications.
>> >  Summary: A library to allow communication between SUDO and SSSD
>> >  Group: Development/Libraries
>> >  License: LGPLv3+
>> > -Requires: sssd = %{version}-%{release}
>> > +Requires: sssd-ldap = %{version}-%{release}
>> >  Requires(post): /sbin/ldconfig
>> >  Requires(postun): /sbin/ldconfig
>> 
>> why libsss_idmap would require the sssd-ldap subpakage ?
>
>I think this was a mass-replace bug, fixed.
>
>> 
>> Simo.
>
>There are also two patches preceding the one that splits the providers:
>
>[PATCH 1/3] rpm: Fold libsss_sudo and libsss_autofs back into the main SSSD 
>package
>https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/1845
>
>libsss_sudo and libsss_autofs are separate packages that contain just a
>single client library with no additional dependencies. This separation
>comes from the F-17 timeframe where the feature was really just a tech
>preview so we didn't want it to be packaged in sssd proper. On the other
>hand users are getting regularly confused about "sudo not working" when
>all they really miss is the single library.
>
>This patch moves the files owned by the libsss_autofs and libsss_sudo
>packages back to the main sssd package. We also no longer build the
>libsss_sudo documentation by default and do not ship the header file as
>it was just a private one.
>

I tested upgrade with installed freeipa-client and sssd
and upgrade worked as expected.

ACK

>
>
>[PATCH 2/3] rpm: Use hardened flags for RPM build
>https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ticket/1797
>
>This patch adds relro and bind_now linker flags to produce hardened
>binaries. The change amounts to adding "-Wl,-z,now".

Rpm packages are built without problems and Stephen blessed this patch.
ACK

I need more time to review last patch. I spent too much time with
troubleshooting ipa today. I will review last patch tomorrow.

LS
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