[LU-15267] l_getidentity_nss utility Created: 22/Nov/21  Updated: 13/Sep/23  Resolved: 13/Sep/23

Status: Resolved
Project: Lustre
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Improvement Priority: Minor
Reporter: Alexander Zarochentsev Assignee: Alexander Zarochentsev
Resolution: Duplicate Votes: 0
Labels: None

Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by LU-16901 Provide l_getidentity_nss identity pr... Resolved
Rank (Obsolete): 9223372036854775807

 Description   

A group upcall utility based on l_getidentity.c , which can use all system NSS modules as well as lustre-only user/group configuration in plain files keeping Lustre users and groups separate from Linux users/groups on Lustre server's machines for security reasons.



 Comments   
Comment by Gerrit Updater [ 22/Nov/21 ]

"Alexander Zarochentsev <alexander.zarochentsev@hpe.com>" uploaded a new patch: https://review.whamcloud.com/45634
Subject: LU-15267 utils: l_getidentity_nss
Project: fs/lustre-release
Branch: master
Current Patch Set: 1
Commit: 1a50496b2efaba18f2ce87fac9b02d75bacaad95

Comment by Andreas Dilger [ 29/Nov/21 ]

I'll ask the same question here as in the patch - how is this different than the existing l_getidentity using the built-in /etc/nsswitch.conf support when calling the Glibc getpwuid/getgrouplist to do lookups in LDAP, NIS, SSS?

I'm definitely not against improving MDS integration with different authentication schemes, but my main concern is that this duplicates a bunch of code and adds configuration complexity for users, and it isn't yet clear what the benefit is, or whether this needs to be a separate utility, or could be integrated into the existing one?

Comment by Andreas Dilger [ 13/Sep/23 ]

Close as a duplicate of LU-16901.

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