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pbrezina and others added 9 commits March 17, 2026 13:45
so it can be directly modified
So it can be modified later.
This crafts and implements the new failover interface,
it does not provide complete implementation of the failover
mechanism yet. It brings the code to a state were the public
and private interfaces are stable, working and testable so
the following tasks can be split and work on in parallel.

What is missing at this state:
- server configuration and discovery
  (failover_server_group/batch/vtable_op)
- server selection mechanism (sss_failover_vtable_op_server_next)
- kerberos authentication
- sharing servers between IPA/AD LDAP and KDC
- online/offline callbacks (resolve callback should not be needed)

But especially it is possible to start refactoring SSSD code to start
using the new failover implementation.
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This pull request introduces a new failover mechanism for SSSD providers, exemplified by a new 'minimal' provider. The changes involve significant refactoring of error handling in existing LDAP and AD providers, removing dp_error parameters and related macros, and integrating a new sss_failover_transaction for connection management. The new failover logic is also integrated into various LDAP and IPA components for tasks like account info, enumeration, and sudo rules. However, several critical issues were identified: test hooks that intentionally trigger server failures are present in production code paths (ldap_id.c, minimal_id_services.c) and should be removed or guarded. Additionally, key failover options, DNS discovery domains, and server URIs are hardcoded (failover.c, failover_group.c, failover_srv.c, ldap_init.c), limiting configurability and dynamic behavior, which is unsuitable for a production-ready feature.


count = talloc_array_length(fctx->groups);

for (slot = 0; fctx->groups[slot] != NULL && slot < count; slot++) {

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if (state->sdap_ret == ENOENT && state->noexist_delete == true) {
if (ret == ENOENT && state->noexist_delete == true) {

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Comment on lines +3091 to +3093
/* FIXME: Placeholder to be updated when
* AD is moved to new Failover
* Set to state->conn */

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@justin-stephenson justin-stephenson force-pushed the failover_justin_v1_1 branch 8 times, most recently from d56510c to 6d953d4 Compare March 18, 2026 13:27
Assisted by: Claude code (Sonnet 4.6)
The data provider handler methods now return a single output
argument. Remove 'dp_error/dp_err' and 'error_message' usage
across provider code.

The getAccountDomain method still needs to return 'domain_name' string.

Assisted by: Claude code (Sonnet 4.6)
@justin-stephenson justin-stephenson force-pushed the failover_justin_v1_1 branch 4 times, most recently from 8540239 to 410fced Compare March 19, 2026 15:04
To allow system tests to run in upstream PRCI
** Temporary commit as each provider is ported to new failover **

These provider tests will often fail because they have not yet been ported
to the new failover code, and they call into ldap functions which
are utilizing the new failover. For example crash in :

 #0  0x00007fdb8d72cb41 in sss_failover_transaction_ex_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ldap_common.so
 #1  0x00007fdb8d72ccbd in sss_failover_transaction_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ldap_common.so
 #2  0x00007fdb8d6e367b in groups_by_user_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ldap_common.so
 #3  0x00007fdb8d6e6a88 in sdap_handle_acct_req_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ldap_common.so
 #4  0x00007fdb8d799076 in ipa_id_get_account_info_get_original_step () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ipa.so
 #5  0x00007fdb8d7a038b in ipa_id_get_account_info_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ipa.so
 #6  0x00007fdb8d7a2560 in ipa_account_info_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ipa.so
 #7  0x00007fdb8d7a2877 in ipa_account_info_handler_send () from /usr/lib64/sssd/libsss_ipa.so
* test_failover tests are expected to fail due to failover interface changes.

* test_logging 'offline' tests and test_autofs__propagate_offline_status_for_multiple_domains
fail because they are asserting offline related log messages which are not in the new
failover code.

tests/test_autofs.py::test_autofs__propagate_offline_status_for_multiple_domains (ldap) FAILED [ 35%]
tests/test_failover.py::test_failover__reactivation_timeout_is_honored[None-31] (ldap) FAILED [ 39%]
tests/test_failover.py::test_failover__reactivation_timeout_is_honored[15-31] (ldap) FAILED [ 39%]
tests/test_failover.py::test_failover__reactivation_timeout_is_honored[60-60] (ldap) FAILED [ 39%]
tests/test_failover.py::test_failover__connect_using_ipv4_second_family (ldap) FAILED [ 40%]
tests/test_logging.py::test_logging__default_settings_logs_offline_errors (ldap) FAILED [ 60%]
tests/test_logging.py::test_logging__default_settings_logs_to_syslog_when_ldap_is_offline (ldap) FAILED [ 60%]
@justin-stephenson justin-stephenson changed the title Test only WIP Port providers to New Failover WIP Mar 19, 2026
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