Usability of 'samba-tool domain provision'

Jeremy Allison jra at samba.org
Tue Jun 28 23:11:57 UTC 2016


On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 04:26:52PM +0100, Rowland Penny wrote:
> On 06/06/16 08:04, Rowland Penny wrote:
> >On 06/06/16 06:41, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> >>On Fri, 2016-06-03 at 13:44 +0100, Rowland Penny wrote:
> >>> From d5ce8d2545731f825a18b094eb86992b24dddd75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
> >>>2001
> >>>From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> >>>Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 15:41:51 +0100
> >>>Subject: [PATCH] samba-tool domain provision, remove unused
> >>>server roles.
> >>As per --use-xattrs, can we start by marking this deprecated?
> >>
> >>That will avoid needing to restructure the tests right now (which do
> >>use this option), and avoid breaking scripts that might specify the -
> >>-server-role=dc default.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Andrew Bartlett
> >>
> >
> >OK, I will also add something to the main help, along the lines of
> >'only provisioning a DC actually works'.
> >
> >Rowland
> >
> 
> OK, lets try again, please see attached patches.

Ping. Can someone on the Team with python expertise review Rowland's patches
please ?

I'd do it, but I'd really have to learn more python first :-).

Jeremy.

> From 5ad2103038f8109906764d108af8422c1fef694e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 15:43:59 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 1/5] samba-tool domain provision, mark '--server-role' option
>  as depreciated and don't ask for server_role if run
>  interactively.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> ---
>  python/samba/netcmd/domain.py |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> index fd26d93..703441b 100644
> --- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> +++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>                  choices=["fedora-ds", "openldap"]),
>           Option("--server-role", type="choice", metavar="ROLE",
>                  choices=["domain controller", "dc", "member server", "member", "standalone"],
> -                help="The server role (domain controller | dc | member server | member | standalone). Default is dc.",
> +                help="The server role (domain controller | dc | member server | member | standalone). Default is dc. (depreciated)",
>                  default="domain controller"),
>           Option("--function-level", type="choice", metavar="FOR-FUN-LEVEL",
>                  choices=["2000", "2003", "2008", "2008_R2"],
> @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>              if domain is None:
>                  raise CommandError("No domain set!")
>  
> -            server_role = ask("Server Role (dc, member, standalone)", "dc")
> +            server_role = "dc"
>  
>              dns_backend = ask("DNS backend (SAMBA_INTERNAL, BIND9_FLATFILE, BIND9_DLZ, NONE)", "SAMBA_INTERNAL")
>              if dns_backend in (None, ''):
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 

> From cb917fa550770cfa2687b909f4d52f68743b4054 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:01:11 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 2/5] samba-tool domain provision, make 'domain' help a bit
>  more friendly, it also checks if the domain name is not
>  the same as the 'realm' name.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> ---
>  python/samba/netcmd/domain.py |   13 ++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> index 703441b..0ca4c7f 100644
> --- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> +++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>      takes_options = [
>           Option("--interactive", help="Ask for names", action="store_true"),
>           Option("--domain", type="string", metavar="DOMAIN",
> -                help="NetBIOS domain name to use"),
> +                help="The NetBIOS domain name to use (also known as 'workgroup'"),
>           Option("--domain-guid", type="string", metavar="GUID",
>                  help="set domainguid (otherwise random)"),
>           Option("--domain-sid", type="string", metavar="SID",
> @@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>              if domain is None:
>                  raise CommandError("No domain set!")
>  
> +            if realm == domain:
> +                raise CommandError("The NetBIOS domain name cannot be the same \
> +as the realm")
> +
>              server_role = "dc"
>  
>              dns_backend = ask("DNS backend (SAMBA_INTERNAL, BIND9_FLATFILE, BIND9_DLZ, NONE)", "SAMBA_INTERNAL")
> @@ -375,9 +379,12 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>          else:
>              realm = sambaopts._lp.get('realm')
>              if realm is None:
> -                raise CommandError("No realm set!")
> +                raise CommandError("You must supply the realm name!")
>              if domain is None:
> -                raise CommandError("No domain set!")
> +                raise CommandError("You must supply the NetBIOS domain name!")
> +            if realm == domain:
> +                raise CommandError("The NetBIOS domain name cannot be the same \
> +as the realm")
>  
>          if not adminpass:
>              self.logger.info("Administrator password will be set randomly!")
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 

> From 1504d00b28effaf74b981b7755dbb116cad0a277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:05:29 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 3/5] samba-tool domain provision, check length of NetBIOS
>  domain name. This fixes bug 11925
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> ---
>  python/samba/netcmd/domain.py |    7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> index 0ca4c7f..130a3b9 100644
> --- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> +++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> @@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>              if domain is None:
>                  raise CommandError("No domain set!")
>  
> +            if len(domain) > 15:
> +                raise CommandError("The maximum length of the NetBIOS domain \
> +name is 15 characters")
> +
>              if realm == domain:
>                  raise CommandError("The NetBIOS domain name cannot be the same \
>  as the realm")
> @@ -382,6 +386,9 @@ as the realm")
>                  raise CommandError("You must supply the realm name!")
>              if domain is None:
>                  raise CommandError("You must supply the NetBIOS domain name!")
> +            if len(domain) > 15:
> +                raise CommandError("The maximum length of the NetBIOS domain \
> +name is 15 characters")
>              if realm == domain:
>                  raise CommandError("The NetBIOS domain name cannot be the same \
>  as the realm")
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 

> From ecb9bba0bc37768fc6f085853d89ec65c82f5cb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:15:58 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 4/5] samba-tool domain provision, make 'interactive' ask if
>  'use_rfc2307' should be used. It also sets 'use_xattrs'
>  to 'auto' if not  set on the command line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> ---
>  python/samba/netcmd/domain.py |   10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> index 130a3b9..e885562 100644
> --- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> +++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>                  help="Set target directory"),
>           Option("--ol-mmr-urls", type="string", metavar="LDAPSERVER",
>                  help="List of LDAP-URLS [ ldap://<FQHN>:<PORT>/  (where <PORT> has to be different than 389!) ] separated with comma (\",\") for use with OpenLDAP-MMR (Multi-Master-Replication), e.g.: \"ldap://s4dc1:9000,ldap://s4dc2:9000\""),
> -         Option("--use-xattrs", type="choice", choices=["yes", "no", "auto"], help="Define if we should use the native fs capabilities or a tdb file for storing attributes likes ntacl, auto tries to make an inteligent guess based on the user rights and system capabilities", default="auto"),
> +         Option("--use-xattrs", type="choice", choices=["yes", "no", "auto"], help="Define if we should use the native fs capabilities or a tdb file for storing attributes likes ntacl, auto tries to make an inteligent guess based on the user rights and system capabilities (depreciated)", default="auto"),
>  
>           Option("--use-rfc2307", action="store_true", help="Use AD to store posix attributes (default = no)"),
>          ]
> @@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
>          if len(self.raw_argv) == 1:
>              interactive = True
>  
> +        if use_xattrs is None:
> +            use_xattrs = "auto"
> +
>          if interactive:
>              from getpass import getpass
>              import socket
> @@ -368,6 +371,11 @@ as the realm")
>                      suggested_forwarder = None
>                      dns_forwarder = None
>  
> +            if use_rfc2307 is None:
> +                use_rfc2307 = ask("Use AD to store posix attributes  (yes, no)", "no")
> +                if use_rfc2307 in (None, ''):
> +                    raise CommandError("Use rfc2307 not set!")
> +
>              while True:
>                  adminpassplain = getpass("Administrator password: ")
>                  if not adminpassplain:
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 

> From ef9e2facc9d088b98bd77172d467c626c12323fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:21:05 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 5/5] samba-tool domain provision, add examples to help.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org>
> ---
>  python/samba/netcmd/domain.py |   32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> index e885562..91c4d97 100644
> --- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> +++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain.py
> @@ -161,7 +161,37 @@ class cmd_domain_info(Command):
>  
>  
>  class cmd_domain_provision(Command):
> -    """Provision a domain."""
> +    """Provision a domain.
> +
> +This command provisions a new Active Directory domain. You must supply the 
> +Realm name and the NetBIOS domain name via '--realm=' & '--domain=", xattr's 
> +will be used if your system supports them.
> +
> +You can run the command interactively or supply options with the command.
> +
> +Example1:
> +samba-tool domain provision --realm=SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM --domain=SAMBA \
> +--use-rfc2307 --adminpass=P4$$word
> +
> +Example1 will provision a new domain, using the realm name 'SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM'
> +and the NetBIOS (workgroup) name 'SAMBA', it will also use RFC2307 attributes.
> +It will use the default 2008_R2 function level and the internal DNS server.
> +
> +Example2:
> +samba-tool domain provision --realm=SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM --doman=SAMBA \
> +--use-rfc2307 --dns-backend= BIND9_DLZ --adminpass=P4$$word
> +
> +Example2 will provision a new domain, using the realm name 'SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM'
> +and the NetBIOS (workgroup) name 'SAMBA', it will also use RFC2307 attributes.
> +It will use the default 2008_R2 function level and Bind9 for the DNS server.
> +
> +Example3:
> +samba-tool domain provision --realm=SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM --domain=SAMBA \
> +--interactive
> +
> +Example3 will provision a new domain, using the realm name 'SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM'
> +and the NetBIOS (workgroup) name 'SAMBA', it will ask for further information
> +via the command line."""
>  
>      synopsis = "%prog [options]"
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 




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