Remote loader installation

The remote loader is used to synchronize data between the meta directory and the connected system (AD, LDAP, MySQL, etc). It is required to open the communication port (default 8090 (TCP) incoming) for the following IP addresses within your firewall:

134.76.9.64/28

For system requirements see: System requirements

Remote loader files: - download -
Remote loader service pack: - download -
Sectigo-chain: - download -
Documentation remote loader installation (NetIQ) P. 47 ff: - link -
Documentation remote loader configuration (NetIQ) P. 32 ff: - link -
Documentation Creating an Administrative Account (NetIQ) P. 26 ff: - link -
PW-Filter installation P 47 ff: - link -

• Download remote loader files and Remote loader service pack
• Download Sectigo chain
• Extract remote loader files and certificate
• If necessary unblock extracted files e.g. childitem -path C:\Downloads\RemoteLoader4.8Setup -recurse | unblock-file
• Run install.exe
• Accept license agreement (can be ignored - is associated with IDENTITY MANAGER server software not the remote loader)
• Run IdentityManagerServer\install.exe of service pack
• How to verify if SP is installed.
  • Go to the installation path (Default: C:\NetIQ\IDM\RemoteLoader\64bit). Open preferences of file dirxml_remote.exe.
  • Switch to details tab. Check if productversion is 4.8.6.0 where 6 ist the Number of the downloaded SP.

• Run rlconsole.exe within the installation path as administrator (Default: C:\NetIQ\IDM\RemoteLoader)
• Click add
• Add description
• Choose driver (eg. ADDriver.dll)
• Choose the IP address where to listen (Default: All)
• Set communication port (Default: 8090)
• Set remote loader password (required by GWDG)
• Set driver object password (required by GWDG)
• Activate SSL
• choose path to Sectigo-chain.b64
• Select “run as servcie”
• Accept (don't start the remote loader service)
• Go to the installation path (Default: C:\NetIQ\IDM\RemoteLoader) and edit the file <instanceName>-Config.txt (maybe you have to open the file as administrator)
• Start the remote loader

If you are using the Active Directory driver the user who runs the service needs to be in the local administrator group.

The installation on Linux systems differs between certified systems (eg SLES 15, RHEL 8, etc. see ) and non-certified systems. If you are using a non-certified system eg. Ubuntu the Java remote loader has to be installed.

Remote loader files: - download -
Remote loader service pack: - download -
Sectigo-chain: - download -
Documentation remote loader installation (NetIQ) P. 65ff: - link -

• Download remote loader files
• Download Sectigo chain certificate
• Extract the certificate

The 32Bit version of glibc has to be installed on x86_64 systems:

yum install glibc.i686

• Extract remote loader
• Edit file silent.properties
  • METADIRECTORY_SERVER_SELECTED=false
  • WEB_ADMIN_SELECTED=false
  • UTILITIES_SELECTED=false
  • Choose remote loader
    • 32 Bit
      • CONNECTED_SYSTEM_SELECTED=true
      • X64_CONNECTED_SYSTEM_SELECTED=false
    • 64 Bit
      • CONNECTED_SYSTEM_SELECTED=false
      • X64_CONNECTED_SYSTEM_SELECTED=true

• Run the following commands as root in the setup directory:

chmod -R 755 *
./idm_linux.bin -i silent -f silent.properties

Remote Loader files: - download -
Sectigo-chain: - download -
Documentation remote loader installation (NetIQ) P. 75ff: - link -

• Download remote loader files
• Download Sectigo chain certificate
• Extract the certificate
• JRE Java8u112, at a minimum is required

• Extract Java remote loader
• Make dirxml_jremote and create_keystore executable

• Change into installation directory eg. /opt/novell/dirxml/bin/x86_64/
• Create keystore file

• ./create_keystore Sectigo-chain.b64

• Edit dirxml_jremote and replace

• jarlist=`ls /opt/novell/eDirectory/lib/dirxml/classes/*.jar`

• with

• jarlist=`ls /<installation path>/lib/*.jar`

• Add/Edit config8000.txt

Example LDAP Konfiguration

-commandport 8000
-connection "port=8090 keystore='<installation directory>/dirxml.keystore' storepass=dirxml"
-trace 4
-tracefile ./trace8000.log
-tracefilemax 10M
-class com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.ldap.LDAPDriverShim

• Set remote loader and driver object password (both are required by GWDG):

./dirxml_jremote -config config8000.txt -sp <remote loader password> <driver object password>

• Run the Java remote loader:

./dirxml_jremote -config config8000.txt

• Java has to be in PATH variable!

PATH=$PATH:/path/to/java/bin/

#!/bin/sh
INSTDIR=/opt/novell/dirxml/bin/x86_64/
STAGEDIR=$INSTDIR/stage
USER=ldap

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

cd $INSTDIR

case "$1" in

  stop)
    kill `ps aux | grep '[d]irxml_remote' | awk '{ print $2}'`
    ;;

  start|*)
    echo -n " rloader"
    exec > /dev/null 2>&1
    touch trace8000.log
    chown $USER trace8000.log
    su $USER -c "$INSTDIR/dirxml_jremote -config $INSTDIR/config8000.txt &"
    ;;

esac

• Requires user: remoteloader and group: remoteloader
• touch trace8000.log && chown remoteloader:remoteloader trace8000.log

[Unit]
Description=IDM Remote Loader
After=docker.service

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/novell/remoteloader/dirxml_jremote -config config8000.txt
WorkingDirectory=/opt/novell/remoteloader
User=remoteloader
Group=remoteloader
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Import Univention CA to Keystore to allow self signed LDAP certificate LDAP Certificate must also be available in Keystore

keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias univention-ca -file /opt/idm/univention-ca.pem -keystore dirxml.keystore
keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias ldap -file /opt/idm/ldap.pem -keystore dirxml.keystore