Re: [webmin-l] LDAP Personal Addressbook Entries not deleted

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 1/May/2006 04:58 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 13:50, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 1/May/2006 00:38 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 14:00, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > > On 18/Apr/2006 22:08 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > > > On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 02:26, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > > > > On 4/Apr/2006 02:02 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > > > > > On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 13:37, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > > > > > > On 4/Apr/2006 01:05 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 12:58, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On 4/Apr/2006 00:01 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jamie,
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > I managed to sort out most of my problems with the
> LDAP
> > > Users
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > Groups
> > > > > > > > > > > module on SuSE 10.0 - it turned out to be NSCD issues.
> > > I set
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > positive and negative-time-to-live values for passwd
> and
> > > group
> > > > > > > to zero
> > > > > > > > > > > and it has fixed all the strange/intermittent errors
> I
> > > was
> > > > > getting.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > The only issue I have left is that if I create a user
> and
> > > then
> > > > > > > some
> > > > > > > > > > > entries in their LDAP addressbook, the addressbook
> and
> > > its
> > > > > entries
> > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > not deleted when the user account is deleted.  This
> causes
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > below when I re-create the user:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Failed to save user : Failed to create addressbook
> entry
> > > :
> > > > > Already
> > > > > > > > > > > exists
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > I am using a personal addressbook of the form:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > dn: ou=test,ou=personal_addressbook,dc=domain,dc=net
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > and the entries are of the form:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > dn: cn=entry,ou=test,ou=personal_addressbook,dc=gopc,dc=net
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > That is odd, because Webmin does delete the address book
> > > entry
> > > > > > > > > > when deleting a user. The only time this doesn't happen
> is
> > > when
> > > > > using
> > > > > > > > > > the batch file feature, due to a bug in version 1.260.
> Are
> > > you
> > > > > using
> > > > > > > > > > batch files there?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > >  - Jamie
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Hi Jamie,
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for the quick response.  No I am not using the batch
> > > file
> > > > > method
> > > > > > > > > of creating/deleting users.  I can add and remove users
> fine
> > > as
> > > > > long
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > they don't have any entries in their ldap addressbook.
> Once
> > > they
> > > > > do
> > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > is failing for me.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Hi Murray,
> > > > > > > > Hmm, perhaps I need to test this more myself ..
> > > > > > > > What program or tool do you use to add address book entries?
> > > I've
> > > > > never
> > > > > > > really
> > > > > > > > tested to ensure that all sub-entries in the LDAP DB are
> properly
> > > > > deleted.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >  - Jamie
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > We are using the Evolution e-mail client and Horde/Turba Webmail
> > > > > > > software.  I have used a LDAP directory tool GQ in the past
> which
> > > I
> > > > > > > think allowed me to add/delete entries.  You could also use
> the
> > > ldapadd
> > > > > > > command if you can figure out the syntax :-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I am going to release Webmin 1.270 in a few days, and it will
> have
> > > some
> > > > > changes
> > > > > > in this area that may fix the issue. At the very least it will
> display
> > > > > a more useful
> > > > > > error message if the address book deletion fails..
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >  - Jamie
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Jamie,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I tried out 1.270 and the addressbook contents are still not deleted
> > > for
> > > > > me but at least get a useful error as shown below like you said.
> Let
> > > me
> > > > > know when you have made another attempt to fix this and I will
> test
> > > it
> > > > > out.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > 
> > > > > Murray
> > > > >  
> > > > > Deleting from addressbook ..
> > > > > .. failed! : subtree delete not supported
> > > > 
> > > > Ah .. that explains the problem now. Looks like I will need to implement
> > > > a recursive delete for address book entries.
> > > > 
> > > >  - Jamie
> > > 
> > > Hi Jamie,
> > > 
> > > Any progress on this issue recently?
> > 
> > Yes, I have implemented a fix for it, which will be included in the 1.273
> > development version of Webmin (due out in a few hours).
> > 
> >  - Jamie
> 
> Hi Jamie,
> 
> I installed 1.273 and created a user with a personal addressbook and
> some entries in it and tried deleting the user.  Tried deleting the user
> via the selection list or one user at a time and both ways it said it
> deleted the user but when I do a slapcat of my LDAP directory it is
> still there.  I do get the error below in my /var/log/messages though.
> 
> May  1 17:52:36 ldap in/ldap-useradmin/mass_delete_user.cgi: No worthy
> mechs found

Hi Murray,
When deleting the user, does it list deleting the addressbook in the
display of things that it is doing? And if so, is any error reported?

 - Jamie