OpenLDAP : OpenLDAP Multi-Master Replication2015/03/18

	Configure OpenLDAP Multi-Master Replication. For the Settings of Provider/Consumer, it's impossible to add datas on Consumer server, but if configure this Multi-Master Settings, it's possible to add on any Master server.
[1]	Configure Basic LDAP Server settings on all server, refer to here.
[2]	Configure like follows on all servers. Add syncprov module.

[root@slapd01 ~]#

vi mod_syncprov.ldif

# create new

dn: cn=module,cn=config
objectClass: olcModuleList
cn: module
olcModulePath: /usr/lib64/openldap
olcModuleLoad: syncprov.la

[root@slapd01 ~]#

ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f mod_syncprov.ldif

SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
adding new entry "cn=module,cn=config"

[root@slapd01 ~]#

vi syncprov.ldif

# create new

dn: olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config
objectClass: olcOverlayConfig
objectClass: olcSyncProvConfig
olcOverlay: syncprov
olcSpSessionLog: 100

[root@slapd01 ~]#

ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f syncprov.ldif

SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
adding new entry "olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config"

[3]	Configure like follows on all servers. But only the parameters "olcServerID" and "provider=***", set different value on each server.

[root@slapd01 ~]#

vi master01.ldif

# create new

dn: cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcServerID

# specify uniq ID number on each server

olcServerID: 0

dn: olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config
changetype: modify
add: olcSyncRepl
olcSyncRepl: rid=001

# specify another LDAP server's URI

  provider=ldap://10.0.0.50:389/
  bindmethod=simple

# own domain name

  binddn="cn=Manager,dc=srv,dc=world"

# directory manager's password

  credentials=password
  searchbase="dc=srv,dc=world"

# includes subtree

  scope=sub
  schemachecking=on
  type=refreshAndPersist

# [retry interval] [retry times] [interval of re-retry] [re-retry times]

  retry="30 5 300 3"

# replication interval

  interval=00:00:05:00
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add: olcMirrorMode
olcMirrorMode: TRUE

dn: olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config
changetype: add
objectClass: olcOverlayConfig
objectClass: olcSyncProvConfig
olcOverlay: syncprov

[root@slapd01 ~]#

ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f master01.ldif

SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started
SASL username: gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth
SASL SSF: 0
modifying entry "cn=config"

modifying entry "olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config"

adding new entry "olcOverlay=syncprov,olcDatabase={2}hdb,cn=config"

[4]	Configure LDAP Client to bind all LDAP server.

[root@www ~]#

authconfig --ldapserver=slapd01.srv.world,slapd02.srv.world --update

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