Changeset - aee44319ba2c
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Branko Majic (branko) - 4 years ago 2020-12-23 22:45:22
branko@majic.rs
MAR-168: Drop the Debian system maintenance user if present:

- Drop the user itself from the MySQL database.
- Update the Debian system maintenance configuration file if root is
not specified as the user within.
- Updated tests.
- Updated release notes.
- Updated role reference documentation.
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docs/releasenotes.rst
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@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ upgrade to Python 3.x, dropping support for Python 2.7.
 
    can now login into the database (as the root database user) via
 
    unix socket authentication.
 

	
 
  * Role will drop the use of Debian system maintenance user
 
    (``debian-sys-maint``) in favour of using the root account with
 
    UNIX socket authentication if the database server has not already
 
    been set-up in that manner. This is the default behaviour starting
 
    from Debian Stretch, and the ``debian-sys-main`` will be present
 
    only if the server has been upgraded from older releases.
 

	
 
* ``ldap_server`` role
 

	
 
  * Parameter ``ldap_server_domain`` is now mandatory.
docs/rolereference.rst
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@@ -2002,6 +2002,10 @@ The role implements the following:
 
* Configures MariaDB server and client to use *UTF-8* encoding by default.
 
* Sets-up the database root user for passwordless login via UNIX
 
  socket authentication.
 
* Drops the ``debian-sys-maint`` database user (which was used in
 
  Debian Jessie and earlier for maintenance tasks) if it is present,
 
  and updates the Debian system maintenance configuration file to use
 
  the root account over unix socket authentication.
 

	
 

	
 
Role dependencies
roles/database_server/files/debian.cnf
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new file 100644
 
# Automatically generated for Debian scripts. DO NOT TOUCH!
 
[client]
 
host     = localhost
 
user     = root
 
password = 
 
socket   = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
 
[mysql_upgrade]
 
host     = localhost
 
user     = root
 
password = 
 
socket   = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
 
basedir  = /usr
roles/database_server/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
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@@ -123,3 +123,45 @@ def test_root_can_login_via_unix_socket_only(host):
 

	
 
        assert root_logins_with_unix_socket.rc == 0
 
        assert root_logins_with_unix_socket.stdout.strip() == "root	localhost"
 

	
 

	
 
def test_debian_system_maintenance_user_is_absent(host):
 
    """
 
    Tests if the dedicated Debian system maintenance user is absent
 
    (leftover from Debian Jessie and previous versions).
 
    """
 

	
 
    with host.sudo():
 
        debian_system_maintenance_user = host.run("mysql -BNe %s", "select count(*) from mysql.user where user = 'debian-sys-maint'")
 

	
 
        assert debian_system_maintenance_user.rc == 0
 
        assert debian_system_maintenance_user.stdout.strip() == "0"
 

	
 

	
 
def test_debian_system_maintenance_configuration_file(host):
 
    """
 
    Tests if the Debian system maintenance configuration file has been
 
    set-up properly.
 
    """
 
    
 
    with host.sudo():
 
        config = host.file("/etc/mysql/debian.cnf")
 

	
 
        assert config.is_file
 
        assert config.user == 'root'
 
        assert config.group == 'root'
 
        assert config.mode == 0o600
 
        assert "debian-sys-maint" not in config.content_string
 

	
 

	
 
def test_debian_system_maintenance_configuration_file_can_be_used_for_login(host):
 
    """
 
    Tests if the Debian system maintenance configuration file can be
 
    used for authenticating as the root user.
 
    """
 

	
 
    with host.sudo():
 
        login = host.run("mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf -NBe %s", "select current_user();")
 

	
 
        assert login.rc == 0
 
        assert login.stdout.strip() == "root@localhost"
roles/database_server/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -53,6 +53,26 @@
 
    path: "/root/.my.cnf"
 
    state: absent
 

	
 
- name: Check if Debian system maintenance configuration file uses dedicated user
 
  command: "grep -q 'user.*=.*root' /etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
 
  register: debian_maintenance_configuration_uses_root
 
  failed_when: false
 
  changed_when: false
 

	
 
- name: Deploy Debian system maintenance configuration file that uses root account
 
  copy:
 
    src: "debian.cnf"
 
    dest: "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
 
    owner: root
 
    group: root
 
    mode: 0600
 
  when: "debian_maintenance_configuration_uses_root.rc != 0"
 

	
 
- name: Drop the dedicated Debian system maintenance user
 
  mysql_user:
 
    name: "debian-sys-maint"
 
    state: absent
 

	
 
- name: Set UTF-8 encoding as default for MariaDB
 
  copy:
 
    src: "utf8.cnf"
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