Upgrade des Debian Edu Haupt-Servers (TJENER) von Debian Edu squeeze nach Debian Edu jessie

Preparations

• Perform a manual dump of your LDAP database (in case things fail on the way):

  root@tjener:~# slapcat > /root/slapcat-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).ldif

• Backup the complete TJENER system (so that you can completely restore the old state from backup, if needed).

• Backup the /etc/ configuration files and have them at hand when fixing various service settings once packages have been upgraded to Debian jessie state.

Package Upgrades

to Debian (Edu) wheezy

• Update /etc/apt/sources.list and individual configurations in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, so that packages for Debian wheezy will get installed with next upgrade / dist-upgrade.

• Run upgrade and dist-upgrade in two steps

  root@tjener:~# apt-get upgrade
  root@tjener:~# apt-get dist-upgrade

• Reboot into the new Debian wheezy system, ignore if some services are broken / non-functional.

to Debian (Edu) jessie

• Update /etc/apt/sources.list and individual configurations in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, so that packages for Debian jessie will get installed with next upgrade / dist-upgrade.

• Run upgrade and dist-upgrade in two steps

  root@tjener:~# apt-get upgrade
  root@tjener:~# apt-get dist-upgrade

• Reboot into the new Debian jessie system, ignore if some services are broken / non-functional.

Possible mistakes

• Don't forget the reboot into the Debian wheezy system, because you will run into troubles when upgrading the udev package from wheezy to jessie if still running the 2.6.32 Linux kernel from Debian squeeze.

Fixing the TJENER setup after package upgrade

The Debian Edu mainserver is not easily upgradable, because the mainserver installation process in Debian Edu does many modifications to the plain Debian system.

Fix UDP checksumming when on KVM (virtio_net)

If the Debian Edu mainserver TJENER runs in KVM and uses the virtio_net driver, you may want to disable checksum off-loading (see [1] and [2] for details):

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.0.2.2
    netmask 255.0.0.0
    broadcast 10.255.255.255
    gateway 10.0.0.1
    # disable checksum off-loading
    pre-up ethtool -K eth0 tx off

Alternatively, use the e1000 driver / virtual NIC in KVM.

Note: Disabling checksum off-loading is especially important for machines running isc-dhcp-server, but you should consider it helpful (or switching to e1000) for all KVM instances.

Fix DNS server (bind9)

During the upgrade process, the DNS server configuration (synced into text files from LDAP) gets lost. You need to rebuild the DNS server configuration files from LDAP manually.

• Add

  10.0.2.2 ldap.intern

  to /etc/hosts temporarily.

• Add

  BIND_DATA="/etc/bind"

  at the end of /etc/default/ldap2zone.

• Rebuild the DNS configuration (in /etc/bind) via ldap2bind command:

  root@tjener:~# su - bind
  bind@tjener:~$ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin /usr/sbin/ldap2bind

Fix Apache2 Setup

The next step is getting the Apache2 setup fixed, so you can regain access to GOsa² installed on TJENER:

• Remove dangling symlinks in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled related to Debian Edu

  root@tjener:~# rm -f /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/debian-edu-*default

• Create proper symlinks (having a trainling .conf in the symlink name via the a2ensite utility:

  root@tjener:~# a2ensite debian-edu-default
  root@tjener:~# a2ensite debian-edu-ssl-default

• Don't forget to restart Apache2:

  root@tjener:~# invoke-rc.d apache2 restart

Fix GOsa² binding to LDAP

Once Apache2 is up-and-running again, you may want to access GOsa² to check if your LDAP tree is still in shape after upgrade (it surely will be). However, access GOsa² results in this message after a fresh squeeze to jessie Upgrade:

<b>Schwerer Fehler</b>
Fehler beim Verbinden mit dem LDAP-Server: Could not bind to cn=gosa-admin,ou=ldap-access,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no (während der Arbeit auf LDAP-Server 'ldap://ldap.intern')

Bitte beheben Sie obigen Fehler und laden die Seite neu. 

Two steps are required to get this issue fixed:

• Fix /etc/gosa/gosa.secrets with this command

  root@tjener:~# sed -e 's/GOSA_KEY/GOSAKEY/g' -i /etc/gosa.secrets

• Fix /etc/gosa/gosa.conf manually after upgrade. In your new (i.e., jessie'ish) gosa.conf file you are likely to find $GOSAPWD as adminPassword and snapshotAdminPassword values. This, of course is wrong, the $GOSAPWD variable is only used while boot-strapping the Debian Edu mainserver at installation time. Steps to get this variable replaced by the original hashed password string:

  • Get /etc/gosa/gosa.conf from your earlier taken configuration backup

  • Search for the string "adminPassword" in the configuration and obtain the hash referenced there as a value

  • Replace $GOSAPWD by that hash:

    root@tjener:~# sed -e 's/$GOSAPWD/<put-your-pw-hash-here/g' -i /etc/gosa/gosa.conf

• Don't forget to restart Apache2 (as /etc/gosa/gosa.secrets gets pulled in into the Apache2 runtime configuration).

• Test GOsa² access:

  • Open this URL in your webbrowser: https://www/gosa/

  • Login with any of your LDAP accounts

Update LDAP DIT for Debian Edu jessie

There are some variables ($GOSAADMINSDN64, $TEACHERSDN64, etc.) in the below LDAP diff. The "64" denotes that you need to use the base64 encoded representation of the DN. You will find those base64 encoded strings in the LDAP tree, but you can also create them manually.

$ echo "cn=gosa-admin,ou=ldap-access,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no" | base64

Use the ldapvi tool to add the below information to the Debian Edu mainserver's LDAP tree.

diff --git a/ldap-bootstrap/autofs.ldif b/ldap-bootstrap/autofs.ldif
index 9d68cbc..05fe3e0 100644
--- a/ldap-bootstrap/autofs.ldif
+++ b/ldap-bootstrap/autofs.ldif
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ ou: auto.tjener
 dn: cn=/,ou=auto.tjener,ou=automount,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectClass: automount
 cn: /
-automountInformation: -fstype=nfs4,tcp,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,rw,intr,hard,nodev,nosuid tjener.intern:/&
+automountInformation: -fstype=nfs4,sec=sys,tcp,rw,intr,hard,nodev,nosuid tjener.intern:/&
diff --git a/ldap-bootstrap/gosa-server.ldif b/ldap-bootstrap/gosa-server.ldif
index 102c86a..46f5098 100644
--- a/ldap-bootstrap/gosa-server.ldif
+++ b/ldap-bootstrap/gosa-server.ldif
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ ou: servers
 
 dn: cn=tjener,ou=servers,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 macAddress: $MAC
+description: Main server; modify only if 100% sure.
 objectClass: top
 objectClass: GOhard
 objectClass: goServer
 objectClass: dhcpServer
+objectClass: goNtpServer
+objectClass: goLdapServer
 cn: tjener
 dhcpServiceDN: cn=dhcp,cn=tjener,ou=servers,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
+goLdapBase: ldap://tjener:389/dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 ipHostNumber: 10.0.2.2
 gotoMode: locked
 
@@ -245,7 +249,7 @@ dhcpRange: 10.0.16.20 10.0.31.254
 # subnet00.intern shared network
 dn: cn=subnet00.intern,cn=dhcp,cn=tjener,ou=servers,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 dhcpOption: routers ltspserver00.subnet00
-dhcpOption: domain-name "intern subnet00.intern"
+dhcpOption: domain-name "intern"
 dhcpOption: subnet-mask 255.255.255.0
 dhcpOption: broadcast-address 192.168.0.255
 dhcpOption: root-path "/opt/ltsp/i386"
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ dhcpRange: 192.168.0.20 192.168.0.253
 # subnet01.intern shared network
 dn: cn=subnet01.intern,cn=dhcp,cn=tjener,ou=servers,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 dhcpOption: routers ltspserver01.subnet01
-dhcpOption: domain-name "intern subnet01.intern"
+dhcpOption: domain-name "intern"
 dhcpOption: subnet-mask 255.255.255.0
 dhcpOption: broadcast-address 192.168.1.255
 dhcpOption: root-path "/opt/ltsp/i386"
diff --git a/ldap-bootstrap/gosa.ldif b/ldap-bootstrap/gosa.ldif
index 41bb76f..70a5afe 100644
--- a/ldap-bootstrap/gosa.ldif
+++ b/ldap-bootstrap/gosa.ldif
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ dn: ou=gosa,ou=configs,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectClass: organizationalUnit
 ou: gosa
 
+dn: cn=netgroupSystem,ou=gosa,ou=configs,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
+cn: netgroupSystem
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: gosaConfig
+gosaSetting: netgroupSystemRDN:ou=netgroup
 ###################### Teachers #########################
 
@@ -191,13 +196,13 @@ dn: cn=admin-role,ou=aclroles,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectClass: top
 objectClass: gosaRole
 gosaAclTemplate: 0:psub::all;cmdrw
-description: unlimited administrative permissions
+description: nearly unlimited administrative permissions
 cn: admin-role
 
 dn: cn=jradmin-role,ou=aclroles,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectClass: top
 objectClass: gosaRole
-gosaAclTemplate: 0:sub::users/user;cmdrw,users/password;rw,users/posixAccount;r,groups/group;cmdr#description;w#memberUid;rw
+gosaAclTemplate: 0:sub::users/user;cmdrw,users/password;rw,users/posixAccount;r,users/sambaAccount;r,groups/group;cmdr#description;w#memberUid;rw
 description: limited administrative permissions
 cn: jradmin-role
 
diff --git a/ldap-bootstrap/ltsp.ldif b/ldap-bootstrap/ltsp.ldif
index 55e46f8..8fc0609 100644
--- a/ldap-bootstrap/ltsp.ldif
+++ b/ldap-bootstrap/ltsp.ldif
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ dn: cn=ltspConfigDefault,ou=ltsp,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectclass: ltspClientConfig
 cn: ltspConfigDefault
 ltspConfig: NBD_SWAP=Y
-ltspConfig: SCREEN_07=ldm
+ltspConfig: KEEP_SYSTEM_SERVICES=lightdm
diff --git a/ldap-bootstrap/root.ldif b/ldap-bootstrap/root.ldif
index 2b41253..521c0ae 100644
--- a/ldap-bootstrap/root.ldif
+++ b/ldap-bootstrap/root.ldif
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dc: skole
 ou: skole
 o: skole.skolelinux.no
 labeledURI: http://www/ LDAP for Debian Edu/Skolelinux
-gosaAclEntry: 0:psub:$GOSAADMINSDN64:server/servgeneric;#gotoMode;r#userPassword;r#FAIstate;r,all;cmdrw
+gosaAclEntry: 0:psub:$GOSAADMINSDN64:all;cmdrw,department/department;cmdrw,department/domain;r,department/organization;r,department/dcObject;r,department/country;r,department/DynamicLdapGroup;r,users/posixAccount;#shadowLastChange;r#gotoLastSystemLogin;r#mustchangepassword;r#shadowMin;r#shadowMax;r#shadowWarning;r#shadowInactive;r#shadowExpire;r#sshPublicKey;r#accessTo;r,users/sambaAccount;#AllowLoginOnTerminalServer;r#InheritClientConfig;r#sambaKickoffTime;r#enforcePasswordChange;r#cannotChangePassword;r#noPasswordRequired;r#passwordNeverExpires;r#temporaryDisabled;r#sambaLogonHours;r#sambaUserWorkstations;r
 gosaAclEntry: 1:psub:$TEACHERSDN64:users/user;r
 gosaAclEntry: 2:psub:Kg==:users/user;sr#personalTitle;w#academicTitle;w#dateOfBirth;w#gender;w#preferredLanguage;w#userPicture;w#homePostalAddress;w#homePhone;w#labeledURI;w,users/password;srw
 gosaAclEntry: 3:role:$ADMINROLEDN64:
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ objectClass: top
 objectClass: organizationalUnit
 ou: systems
 
+dn: ou=workstations,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
+objectClass: organizationalUnit
+ou: workstations
+
+dn: ou=terminals,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
+objectClass: organizationalUnit
+ou: terminals
+
+dn: ou=printers,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
+objectClass: organizationalUnit
+ou: printers
+
 dn: ou=winstations,ou=systems,dc=skole,dc=skolelinux,dc=no
 objectClass: top
 objectClass: organizationalUnit

NSCD and Netgroups

Until Debian bug #793649 is not fixed in NSCD, you have to empty the NSCD cache directory after upgrade and upgrade the NFS server afterwards:

root@tjener:~# invoke-rc.d nscd stop
root@tjener:~# rm -Rf /var/cache/nscd/*
root@tjener:~# invoke-rc.d nscd start
root@tjener:~# invoke-rc.d nfs-kernel-server restart

If you still face problems with mounting NFS shares that are access limited by host based netgroups (which is the default in /etc/exports of a Debian Edu main server), then disable NSCD caching for NIS Netgroups in /etc/nscd.conf.

Fix PXE Netinstall

On a Debian Edu network, you can install other Debian Edu machines via the Debian Edu main server by simply PXE booting a new machine.

Steps to get PXE Netinstall updated to Debian Edu jessie 8:

1. Clean-up old Debian Installer versions:

   # Debian Installer for Debian 7 (aka wheezy)
   root@tjener:~# apt-get remove --purge debian-installer-7.0-netboot-amd64 debian-installer-7.0-netboot-i386
   # Debian Installer for Debian 6 (aka squeeze) and before
   root@tjener:~# apt-get remove --purge debian-installer-netboot-amd64 debian-installer-netboot-i386

The APT utility is likely to report about not being able to remove some of the package directories. This is caused by non-package files (e.g. initrd.gz backups) still remaining in those dirs. If that happens, remove those files and dirs manually.

1. Install the Debian Installer Netboot packages:

   root@tjener:~# apt-get install debian-installer-8-netboot-amd64 debian-installer-8-netboot-i386

2. Run the Debian Edu PXE Installer script:

   root@tjener:~# debian-edu-pxeinstall
     1. Add non-free firmwares to your PXE based Debian Installer:{{{
   root@tjener:~# /usr/share/debian-edu-config/tools/pxe-addfirmware

Notes on Upgrading Debian Edu Clients

PAM Kerberos may be broken

On one system we encountered an issue where the file /usr/share/pam-configs/krb5 did not exist anymore after an upgrade/dist-upgrade from Debian squeeze to Debian jessie. The quick-fix for this is

root@<client>:~# apt-get install --reinstall libpam-krb5

Another issue is that cfEngine rules described in /etc/cfengine/debian-edu/cf.krb5client were not fully applied. The manual steps to (re-)apply those rules are:

root@<client>:~# ln -s /usr/share/debian-edu-config/pam-config-nopwdchange /usr/share/pam-configs/edu-nopwdchange
root@<client>:~# /usr/share/debian-edu-config/tools/sssd-generate-config -k > /etc/krb5.conf
root@<client>:~# /usr/sbin/pam-auth-update --package

References

• [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717215

• [2] https://forge.univention.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33160