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SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

  • 1.  SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/11/21 10:40 AM

    We can login to our AIX-servers with an useraccount.
    This useraccount will be checked on a IPA-server (RedHat IDM).
    After login i receive the login prompt and try to use sudo to become root with sudo su - and I receive the following messages:
    /home/embeek# sudo su -
    embeek's Password:
    embeek is not allowed to run sudo on SAWELZ002. This incident will be reported.

    suddenly this is not working anymore.

    same when i check this as root :
    SAWELZ002[ACC]:/var/log# sudo -lU embeek
    User embeek is not allowed to run sudo on SAWELZ002.

    The authentication is granted by the IPA-server (RedHat IDM)

    We registered a case at RedHat (Red Hat Case 03069612) but they can't find anything on the IPA-server..
    The only thing they see in the logs is the authentication for the login but no requests for sudo.
    RedHat suggested to create a case at IBM, but IBM support closed case (TS007504003) with:

    Since only sudo is failing, and sudo is not supported by AIX support, customer will need to use the AIX open source forum for assistance with sudo. 

    native AIX login with su - (from root) is working for this LDAP user, so they stated:

    If LDAP auth works for native AIX programs like su/telnet/ssh, then secldapclntd is working fine.

    Customer needs to show that the issue is not specific to sudo.

    Any idea how to solve this issue?

    Regards,

    Emiel








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  • 2.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/12/21 04:01 AM
    Hi Emiel,

    Was this same version working before or it is the first time you are trying this sudo ?
    And any previous version of sudo was working fine ?

    To start with, you can create /etc/sudo.conf file with the below entries.

    Debug sudo /var/log/sudo_debug.log all@debug
    Debug sudoers.so /var/log/sudo_debug.log all@debug

    This might give some hints.

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    SANGAMESH
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  • 3.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/12/21 04:26 AM

    Hi Sangamesh,

    This version of sudo did work before.

    Already enabled the debugging for sudo and see this:

    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] <- sudo_ldap_build_pass1 @ ./ldap.c:1079 := (&(objectClass=sudoRole)(|(sudoUser=embeek)(sudoUser=#869000040)(sudoUser=%embeek)(sudoUser=%#869000040)(sudoUser=%iaas-specials-ge
    neric-aix-access-all)(sudoUser=%titan-hbac-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-computer-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-sudoer-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-group-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-account-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-dns-admin)(sudoUs
    er=%#869000035)(sudoUser=%#869000024)(sudoUser=%#869000023)(sudoUser=%#869000022)(sudoUser=%#869000020)(sudoUser=%#869000019)(sudoUser=%#869000017)(sudoUser=ALL)))
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] ldap search '(&(objectClass=sudoRole)(|(sudoUser=embeek)(sudoUser=#869000040)(sudoUser=%embeek)(sudoUser=%#869000040)(sudoUser=%iaas-specials-generic-aix-access-all)(sudoUser=
    %titan-hbac-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-computer-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-sudoer-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-group-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-account-admin)(sudoUser=%titan-dns-admin)(sudoUser=%#869000035)(sudoUser=%#8690
    00024)(sudoUser=%#869000023)(sudoUser=%#869000022)(sudoUser=%#869000020)(sudoUser=%#869000019)(sudoUser=%#869000017)(sudoUser=ALL)))'
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] searching from base 'ou=sudoers,dc=titan,dc=kpn,dc=org'
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] ldap search pass 1 failed: Inappropriate authentication
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] -> sudo_ldap_build_pass2 @ ./ldap.c:1108
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] <- sudo_ldap_build_pass2 @ ./ldap.c:1145 := (&(objectClass=sudoRole)(sudoUser=*)(sudoUser=+*))
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] ldap search '(&(objectClass=sudoRole)(sudoUser=*)(sudoUser=+*))'
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] searching from base 'ou=sudoers,dc=titan,dc=kpn,dc=org'
    Nov 12 09:42:36 sudo[6422860] ldap search pass 2 failed: Inappropriate authentication

    Any idea?

    I don't want to upload a complete debug logfile for security reasons.

    Regards,

    Emiel 



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  • 4.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/15/21 06:35 AM
    Hi Sangamesh,

    any ideas?

    did some other test which results in same error message:
    # /opt/freeware/bin/ldapsearch -h ********.*****.kpn.org -x -b "ou=SUDOers,dc=*****,dc=***,dc=org"
    # extended LDIF
    #
    # LDAPv3
    # base <ou=SUDOers,dc=*****,dc=***,dc=org> with scope subtree
    # filter: (objectclass=*)
    # requesting: ALL
    #

    # search result
    search: 2
    result: 48 Inappropriate authentication
    text: Anonymous access is not allowed.

    # numResponses: 1

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  • 5.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/15/21 09:21 AM
    Hi Emiel,

    Not sure about the exact issue.
    You mentioned that this version worked before.
    Was their any change in the version of openldap or some dependencies ?
    Do we also need to provide a password to have ldapserch work ?
    Also please enable the LDAP debugging to see if we get more idea.



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  • 6.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/17/21 04:13 AM
    Hi Sangamesh,


    Their were no version changes of openldap or other dependencies....
    on LDAPSEARCH we normally need a password to get response (-D and -w)

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    Emiel van ter Beek
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  • 7.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/17/21 05:35 AM

    Hi Sangamesh,

    I was able to fix it by adding rootbinddn to the /etc/ldap.conf and putting the pw in /etc/ldap.secret and restarting the ldap client daemon with:
    restart-secldapclntd

    I think something was changed on IPA (LDAP) server side....

    we have to check this with the server admin



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    Emiel van ter Beek
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  • 8.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 02:40 AM
    Hi Sangamesh,

    On the IPA (LDAP) server they did some hardening and as a result the Anonymous Authentication was disabled.

    Solution is to add rootbinddn or bindnd + bindpw to the /etc/ldap.conf which is used by sudo only.

    Regards.

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    Emiel van ter Beek
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  • 9.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 03:49 AM
    Hi Emiel,

    Thanks for the update.
    It would be helpful for future reference.

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    SANGAMESH
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  • 10.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 04:10 AM

    Also note following:

    Sudo is using its own ldap configuration (/etc/ldap.conf) to bind to the ldap server, it doesn't bind through secldapclntd.

     Restarting secldapclntd is irrelevant as it does not read the /etc/ldap.conf nor /etc/ldap.secret.



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  • 11.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 05:17 AM

    Hi Emiel,

     

    Again that's because you installed sudo_ldap. Sudo_ids uses secldapclntd.....

     

     

    KR,LG

    Jürgen

     

     

     




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  • 12.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 06:10 AM
    Hi juergen,

    Thanks, i know, but when we did the configs for the using of the IPA (ldap) server we followed the documentation that was provided by our FreeIPA server admins.

    SUDO Integration for AIX - FreeIPA

    we won't change to sudo_ids for now ;-)

    regards

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    Emiel van ter Beek
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  • 13.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/18/21 06:25 AM

    Hi Emiel,

     

    As we're working in banking, the pwd inside the conf is diagnosed to be evil .....

    Secldap is accepted in pci-environment, as it is crypting the pwd's inside the key-database.

     

    Glad to see, that you found the error.

     

     

    KR,LG

    Jürgen

     

     

     

     




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  • 14.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/16/21 06:36 AM
    Edited by Juergen Maehlmann 11/16/21 06:37 AM
    Hi,

    probably you're mixing openldap with ibm-ldap.

    a) Try
       ls-secldapclntd
    if you get a vaild output, you're using ibm-ldap.
    then the command should be something like: /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.4/bin/ldapsearch -h privport://your ldap-server ...... objectclass=posixaccount
    If TLS1.2 is required by your LDAP-Server, you have to export first:
    export LDAP_OPT_SECURITY_PROTOCOL=TLS12
    export LDAP_OPT_JAVA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL=TLSv1.2

    Possibly on top you will have to export CIPHERS like:
    export LDAP_OPT_SSL_CIPHER_EX=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384

    b) the error is evidence itself: "text: Anonymous access is not allowed."

    you have to use additional parameters for authorization like:

        ldapsearch -LLLZZx





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  • 15.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/17/21 04:10 AM

    Hi Juergen,

    ls-secldapclntd gives valid output in response :-)

    SUCENT61:/# ll /usr/bin/ldapsearch
    0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 33 Nov 15 14:49 /usr/bin/ldapsearch -> /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.4/bin/ldapsearch

    ldapsearch with -D  + -w and: "(&(objectclass=sudoRole)(sudoCommand=ALL))" 

    returns all the SudoRoles from the IPA (LDAP) -server




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    Emiel van ter Beek
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  • 16.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/12/21 09:35 AM
    I had an issue with sudo/ldap that I had to switch to the group name in Microsoft AD and not the local group name.   Both groups had the same GID.   You might want to try and open the ticket under and LDAP issue with IBM.  They were the ones that reviewed my issue.

    Vinny

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  • 17.  RE: SUDO ( sudo-1.9.5p2-1.ppc) not working correctly

    Posted 11/12/21 10:03 AM

    Hi Vinny,

    I did register a case at IBM Support already, but they said i had to use this forum for support.
    Their reaction on above messages:

    Those are sudo specific error messages.

    secldapclntd doesn't have an "inappropriate authentication" error in its code.

    You will either need to provide code samples showing that it is an AIX issue.

    Or recreate similar problem with a supported AIX command or application.



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    Emiel van ter Beek
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