Dovecot can't connect to openldap over starttls

info at gwarband.de info at gwarband.de
Sat Mar 18 14:31:36 EET 2017


I've replicate the settings from ldapsearch to dovecot but no success.
To the certificate:
Yes it's a *.crt file but I have linked the *.pem file to it and 
dovecot has read access to that file.

I have enabled the debugging in dovecot and have uploaded the output:
https://gwarband.de/openldap/dovecot-connect.log

And the other site with ldapsearch:
https://gwarband.de/openldap/ldapsearch-connect.log

I'm pretty sure that there is a problem with the sslhandshaking between 
openldap and dovecot, but I can't find the source of the problem.

One of the steps in the sslhandshaking is not success but in the 
debugging output I can't find any line with a hit to it.

Tobias

Am 2017-03-18 12:30, schrieb Tomas Habarta:
> Well, if ldapsearch works, try to replicate its settings for dovecot 
> client.
> It's not obvious what settings ldapsearch uses, have a look at default
> client settings in /etc/openldap/ldap.conf, there may be something set 
> a
> slightly different way.
> Also double check permissions for files used by dovecot, I mean mainly
> the file listed for tls_ca_cert_file as dovecot may not have an access
> for reading...
> 
> I cannot see anything downright bad, just posted CA cert (which is ok,
> tested) is *.crt and your config mentions *.pem but I consider it's 
> the
> same file.
> 
> Finally, I would recommend to enable debug option for dovecot's client
> 	debug_level = -1 (which logs all available) in your dovecot-ldap.conf
> to see what the library reports and work further on that.
> You can compare with output from ldapsearch by adding -d-1 switch to 
> it.
> 
> Hard to tell more at the moment.
> 
> 
> Tomas
> 
> On 03/18/2017 09:41 AM, info at gwarband.de wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have also installed LE certs.
>> But nothing helps, I have double-checking all certs.
>> 
>> ldapsearch with -ZZ works see: 
>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/ldapsearch.log
>> 
>> I have also uploaded the TLSCACertificateFile, maybe I have a failure 
>> in
>> the merge of the two fiels:
>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/LetsEncrypt.crt
>> 
>> And also I have uploaded my complete openldap configuration:
>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/openldap.conf
>> 
>> All other components can work and communicate with my openldap 
>> server.
>> The components are postfix, openxchange, apache (phpldapadmin).
>> 
>> My installated software is:
>> Debian 8
>> OpenLDAP 2.4.40
>> Dovecot 2.2.13
>> 
>> I hope you can find the issue.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Tobias
>> 
>> Am 2017-03-17 22:48, schrieb Tomas Habarta:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> been running Dovecot 2.2.27 against OpenLDAP 2.4.40 normally over 
>>> the
>>> unix socket on the same machine, but tried over inet with STARTTLS 
>>> and
>>> it's working ok...
>>> 
>>> I would suggest double-checking key/certs setup on OpenLDAP side; 
>>> for
>>> the test I have used LE certs, utilizing following cn=config 
>>> attributes:
>>> 
>>> olcTLSCertificateKeyFile    contains private key
>>> olcTLSCertificateFile        contains certificate
>>> olcTLSCACertificateFile        contains both certs (DST Root CA X3
>>>                 and Let's Encrypt Authority X3)
>>> 
>>> and used the same CA file in Dovecot's tls_ca_cert_file
>>> 
>>> Is ldapsearch working ok (-ZZ) and only Dovecot has troubles or ... 
>>> ?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hope that helps, good luck ;)
>>> Tomas
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 03/17/2017 04:27 PM, info at gwarband.de wrote:
>>>> Hello guys,
>>>> 
>>>> actually I'm trying to configure dovecot to access openldap for
>>>> passwordcheck.
>>>> My openldap is only allow access over "secure ldap".
>>>> The dovecot can communicate with the openldap server but there is 
>>>> maybe
>>>> a failure in the sslhandshake.
>>>> Additional information you can find in the logs or in the dump 
>>>> below.
>>>> Also I have my ldap config from dovecot in the links below.
>>>> 
>>>> I have already created an bug reporting in the system of openldap 
>>>> but
>>>> the answer was to get support from her.
>>>> 
>>>> All datalinks:
>>>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/dovecot.log
>>>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/dovecot-ldap.conf
>>>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/openldap.log
>>>> https://gwarband.de/openldap/trace.dump
>>>> 
>>>> The bugreportinglink from openldap:
>>>> http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Incoming?id=8615
>>>> 
>>>> I hope you can help me.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards.
>>>> Tobias Warband


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