PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS environment not working in docker-compose

[amsdard]

Hi,

I've tried everything and I can't make phpldapadmin to use PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS when using docker-compose.

If I want to pass ldap hosts setting in environment like this:

environment: - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS = "[{'openldap': [{'server': [{'tls': True}] }] }]"

docker-compose throws error:

ERROR: yaml.parser.Parser Error: while parsing a block mapping.

When I try to use env.yml and pass it via env_file, all variables except for PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS are used. So instead of my custom ldap host I get default "ldap.example.org"

The only way I was able to set ldap hosts was with

environment: - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS=openldap

but this way I can't set tls=True.

Any ideas how to make it work?

[osixia]

Hi,

can you provide a docker-compose example that failed ? It's look like the value of the environment variable must be escaped.

Sorry I'm not familiar with docker-compose i use kubernetes personally.

[amsdard]

I've manage to make it work by pssing environment like this:

    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_KEY=openldap
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_KEY PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE= PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1 PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2

    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_KEY PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_KEY=server
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1_KEY PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1_VALUE
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1_KEY=tls
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_1_VALUE_1_VALUE=True

    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_KEY PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_KEY=login
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE= PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1=PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1_KEY PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1_VALUE
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1_KEY=bind_id
    - PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS_1_VALUE_2_VALUE_1_VALUE=cn=admin,dc=openldap

In all other cases phpldapadmin was using default hosts as setting:

environment:

• PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS = "[{'openldap': [{'server': [{'tls': True}] }] }]"

resulted in PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS environment being empty.

[sebastiankrupa]

Hi @amsdard would you please share your docker-compose config file? It would be helpful to set it up for others.

Thanks!

[dargmuesli]

Docker Stack is affected too:

version: "3.7"
services:
  openldap:
    command: "--loglevel debug"
    image: "osixia/openldap"
    hostname: "openldap"
    environment:
      LDAP_DOMAIN: "flipdot.org"
      LDAP_LOGIN_DN: "dc=flipdot,dc=org"
      LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "admin"
    ports:
    - "389:389"
    - "639:639"
  phpldapadmin:
    command: "--loglevel debug"
    environment:
      PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS: "openldap"
      PHPLDAPADMIN_HTTPS: "false"
    image: "osixia/phpldapadmin"
    ports:
    - "6443:443"
    - "6080:80"
    volumes:
    - "phpldapadmin-data:/var/www/phpldapadmin"
volumes:
  phpldapadmin-data: {}

One is forced to name the service ldap to be able to connect with phpLDAPadmin.

[kopax]

Hi, we are trying to achieve the same configuration in marathon, we do not have sub network created for the group, we must set the external port, how can we do?

[DemianTinkiel]

I have the same problem. Docker version 18.09.3, build 774a1f4 docker-compose version 1.17.1, build unknown on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS compose is

version: "3"

services:
  ldap:
    image: osixia/openldap
    expose:
      - 389
      - 636
    environment:
      LDAP_ORGANISATION: "mycompany.org"
      LDAP_DOMAIN: "ldap.mycompany.org"
      LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${LDAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
      LDAP_BASE_DN: ""
    command: --copy-service
    volumes:
      - ./ldap:/container/service/slapd/assets/config/bootstrap/ldif/custom

  ldap_admin:
      image: osixia/phpldapadmin
      depends_on:
        - ldap
      ports:
        - "6443:443"
      environment:
        PHPLDAPADMIN_LDAP_HOSTS: ldap

[DemianTinkiel]

I've manage to make it work by pssing environment like this: @amsdard this didn't work for me. Any chance you could share your compose yml?