11.2. Configuring automatic activation of IdM stage user accounts

Procedure

1. Generate a keytab file for the activation account:

   # ipa-getkeytab -s server.idm.example.com -p "activator" -k /etc/krb5.ipa-activation.keytab

   If you want to enable the activation process on more than one IdM server, generate the keytab file on one server only. Then copy the keytab file to the other servers.

2. Create a script, /usr/local/sbin/ipa-activate-all, with the following contents to activate all users:

   #!/bin/bash
   
   kinit -k -i activator
   
   ipa stageuser-find --all --raw | grep "  uid:" | cut -d ":" -f 2 | while read uid; do ipa stageuser-activate ${uid}; done

3. Edit the permissions and ownership of the ipa-activate-all script to make it executable:

   # chmod 755 /usr/local/sbin/ipa-activate-all
   # chown root:root /usr/local/sbin/ipa-activate-all

4. Create a systemd unit file, /etc/systemd/system/ipa-activate-all.service, with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Scan IdM every minute for any stage users that must be activated
   
   [Service]
   Environment=KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME=/etc/krb5.ipa-activation.keytab
   Environment=KRB5CCNAME=FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_ipa-activate-all
   ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/ipa-activate-all

5. Create a systemd timer, /etc/systemd/system/ipa-activate-all.timer, with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Scan IdM every minute for any stage users that must be activated
   
   [Timer]
   OnBootSec=15min
   OnUnitActiveSec=1min
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target

6. Reload the new configuration:

   # systemctl daemon-reload

7. Enable ipa-activate-all.timer:

   # systemctl enable ipa-activate-all.timer

8. Start ipa-activate-all.timer:

   # systemctl start ipa-activate-all.timer

9. Optional: Verify that the ipa-activate-all.timer daemon is running:

   # systemctl status ipa-activate-all.timer
      ipa-activate-all.timer - Scan IdM every minute for any stage users that must be activated
      Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/ipa-activate-all.timer; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
      Active: active (waiting) since Wed 2020-06-10 16:34:55 CEST; 15s ago
      Trigger: Wed 2020-06-10 16:35:55 CEST; 44s left
   
   Jun 10 16:34:55 server.idm.example.com systemd[1]: Started Scan IdM every minute for any stage users that must be activated.