Git clone does not work on versions 7.12 to 7.14 gitlab with a ldap user

Summary :

• Run "git clone" with a LDAP user on 7.14 freshly installed fails.
• Run "git clone" with a LDAP user on 7.11.4 freshly installed works fine.
• Run "git clone" with a LDAP user on 7.14 migrated from 7.11.4 works fine.

Detailed scenario

Case OK :

• Download gitlab version 7.11.4 and run the command rpm -i gitlab
• Configure the ldap settings in gitlab.rb file
• Run the command "gitlab-ctl reconfigure"
• Connect on the web interface with a ldap user and create a project
• On Windows run the git clone (http) command with the LDAP user on "tortoisegit". The result log on nginx is OK :
  [26/Aug/2015:10:12:51 +0200] "GET /referentiel-configuration/iDeploy.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 401 0 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0" [26/Aug/2015:10:12:51 +0200] "GET /referentiel-configuration/iDeploy.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 401 0 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0" [26/Aug/2015:10:12:52 +0200] "GET /referentiel-configuration/iDeploy.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 200 371 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0" [26/Aug/2015:10:12:53 +0200] "POST /referentiel-configuration/iDeploy.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 200 23133 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0"
• Upgrade gitlab 7.11.4 to 7.14.0 with the command rpm -Uvh gitlab-ce-7.14.0-ce.0.el7.x86_64.rpm the result of the git clone command is ok

Case on error :

• Download gitlab version 7.14 and run the command rpm -i gitlab
• Configure the ldap settings in gitlab.rb file
• Run the command "gitlab-ctl reconfigure"
• Connect on the web interface with a ldap user and create a project
• On Windows run the git clone (http) command with "tortoisegit", it fails. Nginx log :
  [26/Aug/2015:15:09:40 +0200] "GET /devops/IDEPLOY.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 401 0 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0" [26/Aug/2015:15:09:40 +0200] "GET /devops/IDEPLOY.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 401 0 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0" [26/Aug/2015:15:09:40 +0200] "GET /devops/IDEPLOY.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1" 401 0 "-" "git/1.9.5.msysgit.0"

Note

• With a internal user, the git clone command works fine for all gitlab version

In GitLab 8.0.1 same problem...

In GitLab 8.0.2 same problem...

Workaround: in file /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb change

where('lower(extern_uid) = ?', uid.downcase).last

to

where('lower(extern_uid) = ?', uid.mb_chars.downcase.to_s).last

user.rb.patch

+1 for workaround

In GitLab 8.0.4 same problem... Fresh install with in official Docker image.

+1 for workaround

I have the ldap uid: "CN=Éverton Zanatta,OU=OUAll,DC=cwinet,DC=local"

"where('lower(extern_uid) = ?', uid.downcase).last" not can downcase "É" generating "CN=Éverton Zanatta,OU=OUAll,DC=cwinet,DC=local".

"where('lower(extern_uid) = ?', uid.mb_chars.downcase.to_s).last" can downcase generating "CN=éverton Zanatta,OU=OUAll,DC=cwinet,DC=local".

+1 for workaround

Is this still a problem?

Added ~65372 label

Closing per our no-response policy as it's been more than 21 days.

Status changed to closed

mentioned in merge request !14785