freeipa/ipaserver/ipaldap.py

# Authors: Rich Megginson <richm@redhat.com>
#          Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>
#          John Dennis <jdennis@redhat.com>
#
# Copyright (C) 2007  Red Hat
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import sys
import os
import os.path
import socket
import ldif
import re
import string
import ldap
import cStringIO
import time
import struct
import ldap.sasl
import ldapurl
from ldap.controls import LDAPControl
from ldap.ldapobject import SimpleLDAPObject
from ipapython.ipa_log_manager import *
from ipapython import ipautil
from ipalib import errors
from ipapython.ipautil import format_netloc, wait_for_open_socket, wait_for_open_ports
from ipapython.dn import DN
from ipapython.entity import Entity
from ipaserver.plugins.ldap2 import IPASimpleLDAPObject

# Global variable to define SASL auth
SASL_AUTH = ldap.sasl.sasl({},'GSSAPI')
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10

class IPAEntryLDAPObject(IPASimpleLDAPObject):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
        IPASimpleLDAPObject.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)

    def result(self, msgid=ldap.RES_ANY, all=1, timeout=None):
        objtype, data = IPASimpleLDAPObject.result(self, msgid, all, timeout)
        # data is either a 2-tuple or a list of 2-tuples
        if data:
            if isinstance(data, tuple):
                return objtype, Entry(data)
            elif isinstance(data, list):
                return objtype, [Entry(x) for x in data]
            else:
                raise TypeError, "unknown data type %s returned by result" % type(data)
        else:
            return objtype, data

    def add(self, dn, modlist):
        if isinstance(dn, Entry):
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add(self, dn.dn, dn.toTupleList())
        else:
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add(self, dn, modlist)

    def add_s(self, dn, modlist):
        if isinstance(dn, Entry):
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_s(self, dn.dn, dn.toTupleList())
        else:
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_s(self, dn, modlist)

    def add_ext(self, dn, modlist, serverctrls=None, clientctrls=None):
        if isinstance(dn, Entry):
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_ext(self, dn.dn, dn.toTupleList(), serverctrls, clientctrls)
        else:
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_ext(self, dn, modlist, serverctrls, clientctrls)

    def add_ext_s(self, dn, modlist, serverctrls=None, clientctrls=None):
        if isinstance(dn, Entry):
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_ext_s(self, dn.dn, dn.toTupleList(), serverctrls, clientctrls)
        else:
            return IPASimpleLDAPObject.add_ext_s(self, dn, modlist, serverctrls, clientctrls)

class Entry:
    """
    This class represents an LDAP Entry object.  An LDAP entry consists of
    a DN and a list of attributes.  Each attribute consists of a name and
    a list of values.  In python-ldap, entries are returned as a list of
    2-tuples.  Instance variables:

        * dn - DN object - the DN of the entry
        * data - CIDict - case insensitive dict of the attributes and values
    """
    def __init__(self,entrydata):
        """data is the raw data returned from the python-ldap result method, which is
        a search result entry or a reference or None.
        If creating a new empty entry, data is the string DN."""
        if entrydata:
            if isinstance(entrydata,tuple):
                self.dn = entrydata[0]
                self.data = ipautil.CIDict(entrydata[1])
            elif isinstance(entrydata,DN):
                self.dn = entrydata
                self.data = ipautil.CIDict()
            elif isinstance(entrydata, basestring):
                self.dn = DN(entrydata)
                self.data = ipautil.CIDict()
            else:
                raise TypeError("entrydata must be 2-tuple, DN, or basestring, got %s" % type(entrydata))
        else:
            self.dn = DN()
            self.data = ipautil.CIDict()

        assert isinstance(self.dn, DN)

    dn = ipautil.dn_attribute_property('_dn')

    def __nonzero__(self):
        """This allows us to do tests like if entry: returns false if there is no data,
        true otherwise"""
        return self.data != None and len(self.data) > 0

    def hasAttr(self,name):
        """Return True if this entry has an attribute named name, False otherwise"""
        return self.data and self.data.has_key(name)

    def getValues(self,name):
        """Get the list (array) of values for the attribute named name"""
        return self.data.get(name)

    def getValue(self,name, default=None):
        """Get the first value for the attribute named name"""
        value = self.data.get(name, default)
        if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
            return value[0]
        return value

    def setValue(self, name, *value):
        """
        Set a value on this entry.

        The value passed in may be a single value, several values, or a
        single sequence.  For example:

           * ent.setValue('name', 'value')
           * ent.setValue('name', 'value1', 'value2', ..., 'valueN')
           * ent.setValue('name', ['value1', 'value2', ..., 'valueN'])
           * ent.setValue('name', ('value1', 'value2', ..., 'valueN'))

        Since value is a tuple, we may have to extract a list or tuple from
        that tuple as in the last two examples above.
        """
        if isinstance(value[0],list) or isinstance(value[0],tuple):
            self.data[name] = value[0]
        else:
            self.data[name] = value

    setValues = setValue

    def delAttr(self, name):
        """
        Entirely remove an attribute of this entry.
        """
        if self.hasAttr(name):
            del self.data[name]

    def toTupleList(self):
        """Convert the attrs and values to a list of 2-tuples.  The first element
        of the tuple is the attribute name.  The second element is either a
        single value or a list of values."""
        r = []
        for i in self.data.iteritems():
            n = ipautil.utf8_encode_values(i[1])
            r.append((i[0], n))
        return r

    def toDict(self):
        """Convert the attrs and values to a dict. The dict is keyed on the
        attribute name.  The value is either single value or a list of values."""
        assert isinstance(self.dn, DN)
        result = ipautil.CIDict(self.data)
        for i in result.keys():
            result[i] = ipautil.utf8_encode_values(result[i])
        result['dn'] = self.dn
        return result

    def __str__(self):
        """Convert the Entry to its LDIF representation"""
        return self.__repr__()

    # the ldif class base64 encodes some attrs which I would rather see in
    # raw form - to encode specific attrs as base64, add them to the list below
    ldif.safe_string_re = re.compile('^$')
    base64_attrs = ['nsstate', 'krbprincipalkey', 'krbExtraData']

    def __repr__(self):
        """Convert the Entry to its LDIF representation"""
        sio = cStringIO.StringIO()
        # what's all this then?  the unparse method will currently only accept
        # a list or a dict, not a class derived from them.  self.data is a
        # cidict, so unparse barfs on it.  I've filed a bug against python-ldap,
        # but in the meantime, we have to convert to a plain old dict for
        # printing
        # I also don't want to see wrapping, so set the line width really high
        # (1000)
        newdata = {}
        newdata.update(self.data)
        ldif.LDIFWriter(sio,Entry.base64_attrs,1000).unparse(str(self.dn),newdata)
        return sio.getvalue()

class IPAdmin(IPAEntryLDAPObject):

    def __localinit(self):
        if self.protocol == 'ldaps':
            IPAEntryLDAPObject.__init__(self,'ldaps://%s' % format_netloc(self.host, self.port))
        elif self.protocol == 'ldapi':
            IPAEntryLDAPObject.__init__(self,'ldapi://%%2fvar%%2frun%%2fslapd-%s.socket' % "-".join(self.realm.split(".")))
        elif self.protocol == 'ldap':
            IPAEntryLDAPObject.__init__(self,'ldap://%s' % format_netloc(self.host, self.port))
        else:
            raise ValueError('Protocol %r not supported' % self.protocol)

    def __guess_protocol(self):
        """Return the protocol to use based on flags passed to the constructor

        Only used when "protocol" is not specified explicitly.

        If a CA certificate is provided then it is assumed that we are
        doing SSL client authentication with proxy auth.

        If a CA certificate is not present then it is assumed that we are
        using a forwarded kerberos ticket for SASL auth. SASL provides
        its own encryption.
        """
        if self.cacert is not None:
            return 'ldaps'
        elif self.ldapi:
            return 'ldapi'
        else:
            return 'ldap'

    def __init__(self, host='', port=389, cacert=None, bindcert=None,
                 bindkey=None, proxydn=None, debug=None, ldapi=False,
                 realm=None, protocol=None):
        """We just set our instance variables and wrap the methods - the real
           work is done in __localinit. This is separated out this way so
           that we can call it from places other than instance creation
           e.g. when we just need to reconnect
           """
        log_mgr.get_logger(self, True)
        if debug and debug.lower() == "on":
            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_DEBUG_LEVEL,255)
        if cacert is not None:
            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE,cacert)
        if bindcert is not None:
            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CERTFILE,bindcert)
        if bindkey is not None:
            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_KEYFILE,bindkey)

        self.port = port
        self.host = host
        self.cacert = cacert
        self.bindcert = bindcert
        self.bindkey = bindkey
        self.proxydn = proxydn
        self.ldapi = ldapi
        self.realm = realm
        self.suffixes = {}
        self.protocol = protocol or self.__guess_protocol()
        self.__localinit()

    def __lateinit(self):
        """
        This is executed after the connection is bound to fill in some useful
        values.
        """
        try:
            ent = self.getEntry(DN(('cn', 'config'), ('cn', 'ldbm database'), ('cn', 'plugins'), ('cn', 'config')),
                                ldap.SCOPE_BASE, '(objectclass=*)',
                                [ 'nsslapd-directory' ])

            self.dbdir = os.path.dirname(ent.getValue('nsslapd-directory'))
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.host + ":" + str(self.port)

    def __get_server_controls(self):
        """Create the proxy user server control. The control has the form
        0x04 = Octet String
        4|0x80 sets the length of the string length field at 4 bytes
        the struct() gets us the length in bytes of string self.proxydn
        self.proxydn is the proxy dn to send"""

        if self.proxydn is not None:
            proxydn = chr(0x04) + chr(4|0x80) + struct.pack('l', socket.htonl(len(self.proxydn))) + self.proxydn;

            # Create the proxy control
            sctrl=[]
            sctrl.append(LDAPControl('2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.18',True,proxydn))
        else:
            sctrl=None

        return sctrl

    def __handle_errors(self, e, **kw):
        """
        Centralize error handling in one place.

        e is the error to be raised
        **kw is an exception-specific list of options
        """
        if not isinstance(e,ldap.TIMEOUT):
            desc = e.args[0]['desc'].strip()
            info = e.args[0].get('info','').strip()
            arg_desc = kw.get('arg_desc')
            if arg_desc is not None:
                info += " arguments: %s" % arg_desc
        else:
            desc = ''
            info = ''

        try:
            # re-raise the error so we can handle it
            raise e
        except ldap.NO_SUCH_OBJECT, e:
            arg_desc = kw.get('arg_desc', "entry not found")
            raise errors.NotFound(reason=arg_desc)
        except ldap.ALREADY_EXISTS, e:
            raise errors.DuplicateEntry()
        except ldap.CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION, e:
            # This error gets thrown by the uniqueness plugin
            if info.startswith('Another entry with the same attribute value already exists'):
                raise errors.DuplicateEntry()
            else:
                raise errors.DatabaseError(desc=desc,info=info)
        except ldap.INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS, e:
            raise errors.ACIError(info=info)
        except ldap.NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE:
            # this is raised when a 'delete' attribute isn't found.
            # it indicates the previous attribute was removed by another
            # update, making the oldentry stale.
            raise errors.MidairCollision()
        except ldap.ADMINLIMIT_EXCEEDED, e:
            raise errors.LimitsExceeded()
        except ldap.SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED, e:
            raise errors.LimitsExceeded()
        except ldap.TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED, e:
            raise errors.LimitsExceeded()
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            raise errors.DatabaseError(desc=desc,info=info)

    def __wait_for_connection(self, timeout):
        lurl = ldapurl.LDAPUrl(self.uri)
        if lurl.urlscheme == 'ldapi':
            wait_for_open_socket(lurl.hostport, timeout)
        else:
            (host,port) = lurl.hostport.split(':')
            wait_for_open_ports(host, int(port), timeout)

    def __bind_with_wait(self, bind_func, timeout, *args, **kwargs):
        try:
            bind_func(*args, **kwargs)
        except (ldap.CONNECT_ERROR, ldap.SERVER_DOWN), e:
            if not timeout or 'TLS' in e.args[0].get('info', ''):
                # No connection to continue on if we have a TLS failure
                # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784989
                raise e
            try:
                self.__wait_for_connection(timeout)
            except:
                raise e
            bind_func(*args, **kwargs)

    def toLDAPURL(self):
        return "ldap://%s/" % format_netloc(self.host, self.port)

    def set_proxydn(self, proxydn):
        self.proxydn = proxydn

    def set_krbccache(self, krbccache, principal):
        try:
            if krbccache is not None:
                os.environ["KRB5CCNAME"] = krbccache
                self.sasl_interactive_bind_s(None, SASL_AUTH)
                self.principal = principal
            self.proxydn = None
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)

    def do_simple_bind(self, binddn=DN(('cn', 'directory manager')), bindpw="", timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
        self.binddn = binddn    # FIXME, self.binddn & self.bindpwd never referenced.
        self.bindpwd = bindpw
        self.__bind_with_wait(self.simple_bind_s, timeout, binddn, bindpw)
        self.__lateinit()

    def do_sasl_gssapi_bind(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
        self.__bind_with_wait(self.sasl_interactive_bind_s, timeout, None, SASL_AUTH)
        self.__lateinit()

    def do_external_bind(self, user_name=None, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
        auth_tokens = ldap.sasl.external(user_name)
        self.__bind_with_wait(self.sasl_interactive_bind_s, timeout, None, auth_tokens)
        self.__lateinit()

    def getEntry(self, base, scope, filterstr='(objectClass=*)', attrlist=None, attrsonly=0):
        """This wraps the search function.  It is common to just get one entry"""

        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        if sctrl is not None:
            self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)

        try:
            res = self.search(base, scope, filterstr, attrlist, attrsonly)
            objtype, obj = self.result(res)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s"' % (base, scope, filterstr)
            self.__handle_errors(e, arg_desc=arg_desc)

        if not obj:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s"' % (base, scope, filterstr)
            raise errors.NotFound(reason=arg_desc)

        elif isinstance(obj,Entry):
            return obj
        else: # assume list/tuple
            return obj[0]

    def getList(self, base, scope, filterstr='(objectClass=*)', attrlist=None, attrsonly=0):
        """This wraps the search function to find multiple entries."""

        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()
        if sctrl is not None:
            self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)

        try:
            res = self.search(base, scope, filterstr, attrlist, attrsonly)
            objtype, obj = self.result(res)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s"' % (base, scope, filterstr)
            self.__handle_errors(e, arg_desc=arg_desc)

        if not obj:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s"' % (base, scope, filterstr)
            raise errors.NotFound(reason=arg_desc)

        entries = []
        for s in obj:
            entries.append(s)

        return entries

    def getListAsync(self, base, scope, filterstr='(objectClass=*)', attrlist=None, attrsonly=0,
                     serverctrls=None, clientctrls=None, timeout=-1, sizelimit=0):
        """This version performs an asynchronous search, to allow
           results even if we hit a limit.

           It returns a list: counter followed by the results.
           If the results are truncated, counter will be set to -1.
           """

        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()
        if sctrl is not None:
            self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)

        entries = []
        partial = 0

        try:
            msgid = self.search_ext(base, scope, filterstr, attrlist, attrsonly,
                                    serverctrls, clientctrls, timeout, sizelimit)
            objtype, result_list = self.result(msgid, 0)
            while result_list:
                for result in result_list:
                    entries.append(result)
                objtype, result_list = self.result(msgid, 0)
        except (ldap.ADMINLIMIT_EXCEEDED, ldap.SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED,
                ldap.TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED), e:
            partial = 1
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s", timeout=%s, sizelimit=%s' % \
                       (base, scope, filterstr, timeout, sizelimit)
            self.__handle_errors(e, arg_desc=arg_desc)

        if not entries:
            arg_desc = 'base="%s", scope=%s, filterstr="%s"' % (base, scope, filterstr)
            raise errors.NotFound(reason=arg_desc)

        if partial == 1:
            counter = -1
        else:
            counter = len(entries)

        return [counter] + entries

    def addEntry(self, entry):
        """This wraps the add function. It assumes that the entry is already
           populated with all of the desired objectclasses and attributes"""

        if not isinstance(entry, (Entry, Entity)):
            raise TypeError('addEntry expected an Entry or Entity object, got %s instead' % entry.__class__)

        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.add_s(entry.dn, entry.toTupleList())
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            arg_desc = 'entry=%s: %s' % (entry.dn, entry.toTupleList())
            self.__handle_errors(e, arg_desc=arg_desc)
        return True

    def updateRDN(self, dn, newrdn):
        """Wrap the modrdn function."""

        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        assert isinstance(newrdn, DN)
        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        if dn == newrdn:
            # no need to report an error
            return True

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.modrdn_s(dn, newrdn, delold=1)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)
        return True

    def updateEntry(self,dn,oldentry,newentry):
        """This wraps the mod function. It assumes that the entry is already
           populated with all of the desired objectclasses and attributes"""

        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        modlist = self.generateModList(oldentry, newentry)

        if len(modlist) == 0:
            raise errors.EmptyModlist

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.modify_s(dn, modlist)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)
        return True

    def generateModList(self, old_entry, new_entry):
        """A mod list generator that computes more precise modification lists
           than the python-ldap version.  For single-value attributes always
           use a REPLACE operation, otherwise use ADD/DEL.
        """

        # Some attributes, like those in cn=config, need to be replaced
        # not deleted/added.
        FORCE_REPLACE_ON_UPDATE_ATTRS = ('nsslapd-ssl-check-hostname', 'nsslapd-lookthroughlimit', 'nsslapd-idlistscanlimit', 'nsslapd-anonlimitsdn', 'nsslapd-minssf-exclude-rootdse')
        modlist = []

        old_entry = ipautil.CIDict(old_entry)
        new_entry = ipautil.CIDict(new_entry)

        keys = set(map(string.lower, old_entry.keys()))
        keys.update(map(string.lower, new_entry.keys()))

        for key in keys:
            new_values = new_entry.get(key, [])
            if not(isinstance(new_values,list) or isinstance(new_values,tuple)):
                new_values = [new_values]
            new_values = filter(lambda value:value!=None, new_values)

            old_values = old_entry.get(key, [])
            if not(isinstance(old_values,list) or isinstance(old_values,tuple)):
                old_values = [old_values]
            old_values = filter(lambda value:value!=None, old_values)

            # We used to convert to sets and use difference to calculate
            # the changes but this did not preserve order which is important
            # particularly for schema
            adds = [x for x in new_values if x not in old_values]
            removes = [x for x in old_values if x not in new_values]

            if len(adds) == 0 and len(removes) == 0:
                continue

            is_single_value = self.get_single_value(key)
            force_replace = False
            if key in FORCE_REPLACE_ON_UPDATE_ATTRS or is_single_value:
                force_replace = True

            # You can't remove schema online. An add will automatically
            # replace any existing schema.
            if old_entry.get('dn', DN()) == DN(('cn', 'schema')):
                if len(adds) > 0:
                    modlist.append((ldap.MOD_ADD, key, adds))
            else:
                if adds:
                    if force_replace:
                        modlist.append((ldap.MOD_REPLACE, key, adds))
                    else:
                        modlist.append((ldap.MOD_ADD, key, adds))
                if removes:
                    if not force_replace:
                        modlist.append((ldap.MOD_DELETE, key, removes))

        return modlist

    def inactivateEntry(self,dn, has_key):
        """Rather than deleting entries we mark them as inactive.
           has_key defines whether the entry already has nsAccountlock
           set so we can determine which type of mod operation to run."""

        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()
        modlist=[]

        if has_key:
            operation = ldap.MOD_REPLACE
        else:
            operation = ldap.MOD_ADD

        modlist.append((operation, "nsAccountlock", "TRUE"))

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.modify_s(dn, modlist)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)
        return True

    def deleteEntry(self, dn):
        """This wraps the delete function. Use with caution."""

        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.delete_s(dn)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            arg_desc = 'dn=%s' % (dn)
            self.__handle_errors(e, arg_desc=arg_desc)
        return True

    def modifyPassword(self, dn, oldpass, newpass):
        """Set the user password using RFC 3062, LDAP Password Modify Extended
           Operation. This ends up calling the IPA password slapi plugin
           handler so the Kerberos password gets set properly.

           oldpass is not mandatory
        """

        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        sctrl = self.__get_server_controls()

        try:
            if sctrl is not None:
                self.set_option(ldap.OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, sctrl)
            self.passwd_s(dn, oldpass, newpass)
        except ldap.LDAPError, e:
            self.__handle_errors(e)
        return True

    def waitForEntry(self, dn, timeout=7200, attr='', quiet=True):
        scope = ldap.SCOPE_BASE
        filter = "(objectclass=*)"
        attrlist = []
        if attr:
            filter = "(%s=*)" % attr
            attrlist.append(attr)
        timeout += int(time.time())

        if isinstance(dn,Entry):
            dn = dn.dn
        assert isinstance(dn, DN)

        # wait for entry and/or attr to show up
        if not quiet:
            sys.stdout.write("Waiting for %s %s:%s " % (self,dn,attr))
            sys.stdout.flush()
        entry = None
        while not entry and int(time.time()) < timeout:
            try:
                entry = self.getEntry(dn, scope, filter, attrlist)
            except ldap.NO_SUCH_OBJECT:
                pass # no entry yet
            except ldap.LDAPError, e: # badness
                print "\nError reading entry", dn, e
                break
            if not entry:
                if not quiet:
                    sys.stdout.write(".")
                    sys.stdout.flush()
                time.sleep(1)

        if not entry and int(time.time()) > timeout:
            print "\nwaitForEntry timeout for %s for %s" % (self,dn)
        elif entry and not quiet:
            print "\nThe waited for entry is:", entry
        elif not entry:
            print "\nError: could not read entry %s from %s" % (dn,self)

        return entry

    def checkTask(self, dn, dowait=False, verbose=False):
        """check task status - task is complete when the nsTaskExitCode attr
           is set return a 2 tuple (true/false,code) first is false if task is
           running, true if done - if true, second is the exit code - if dowait
           is True, this function will block until the task is complete
        """
        assert isinstance(dn, DN)
        attrlist = ['nsTaskLog', 'nsTaskStatus', 'nsTaskExitCode', 'nsTaskCurrentItem', 'nsTaskTotalItems']
        done = False
        exitCode = 0
        while not done:
            try:
                entry = self.getEntry(dn, ldap.SCOPE_BASE, "(objectclass=*)", attrlist)
            except errors.NotFound:
                break
            if verbose:
                print entry
            if entry.getValue('nsTaskExitCode'):
                exitCode = int(entry.getValue('nsTaskExitCode'))
                done = True
            if dowait: time.sleep(1)
            else: break
        return (done, exitCode)

    def get_single_value(self, attr):
        """
        Check the schema to see if the attribute is single-valued.

        If the attribute is in the schema then returns True/False

        If there is a problem loading the schema or the attribute is
        not in the schema return None
        """
        obj = self.schema.get_obj(ldap.schema.AttributeType, attr)
        return obj and obj.single_value

    def get_dns_sorted_by_length(self, entries, reverse=False):
        """
        Sorts a list of entries [(dn, entry_attrs)] based on their DN.
        Entries within the same node are not sorted in any meaningful way.
        If Reverse is set to True, leaf entries are returned first. This is
        useful to perform recursive deletes where you need to delete entries
        starting from the leafs and go up to delete nodes only when all its
        leafs are removed.

        Returns a list of list of dn's. Every dn in the dn list has
        the same number of RDN's. The outer list is sorted according
        to the number of RDN's in each inner list.

        Example:

        [['cn=bob', cn=tom], ['cn=bob,ou=people', cn=tom,ou=people]]

        dn's in list[0] have 1 RDN
        dn's in list[1] have 2 RDN's
        """

        res = dict()

        for e in entries:
            dn = e.dn
            assert isinstance(dn, DN)
            rdn_count = len(dn)
            rdn_count_list = res.setdefault(rdn_count, [])
            if dn not in rdn_count_list:
                rdn_count_list.append(dn)

        keys = res.keys()
        keys.sort(reverse=reverse)

        return map(res.get, keys)