Commit 79183ff2 authored by Stan Hu's avatar Stan Hu

Merge branch '4253-dr-compliant-secrets' into 'master'

Resolve "Modify the Geo setup instructions to copy gitlab-secrets.json between primary and secondary"

Closes #4253

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!4188
parents 2e302b5b 05353538
---
title: Update the Geo documentation to replicate all secrets to the secondary
merge_request: 4188
author:
type: fixed
......@@ -25,32 +25,49 @@ in your testing/production environment.
- **Do not** add anything in the secondaries Geo nodes admin area
(**Admin Area ➔ Geo Nodes**). This is handled solely by the primary node.
### Step 1. Copying the database encryption key
### Step 1. Manually replicate secret GitLab values
GitLab stores a unique encryption key on disk that is used to encrypt
sensitive data stored in the database. All secondary nodes must have the
**exact same value** for `db_key_base` as defined on the primary node.
GitLab stores a number of secret values in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json`
file which *must* match between the primary and secondary nodes. Until there is
a means of automatically replicating these between nodes (see
[issue #3789](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/3789)), they must
be manually replicated to the secondary.
1. SSH into the **primary** node, and execute the command below
to display the current encryption key:
1. SSH into the **primary** node, and execute the command below:
```bash
sudo gitlab-rake geo:db:show_encryption_key
sudo cat /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json
```
Copy the encryption key to bring it to the secondary node in the following steps.
This will display the secrets that need to be replicated, in JSON format.
1. SSH into the **secondary** node and login as root:
1. SSH into the **secondary** node and login as the `root` user:
```
sudo -i
```
1. Add the following to `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`, replacing `encryption-key` with the output
of the previous command:
1. Make a backup of any existing secrets:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['db_key_base'] = 'encryption-key'
```bash
mv /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json.`date +%F`
```
1. Copy `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` from the primary to the secondary, or
copy-and-paste the file contents between nodes:
```bash
sudo editor /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json
# paste the output of the `cat` command you ran on the primary
# save and exit
```
1. Ensure the file permissions are correct:
```bash
chown root:root /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json
chmod 0600 /etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json
```
1. Reconfigure the secondary node for the change to take effect:
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......@@ -26,30 +26,50 @@ in your testing/production environment.
- **Do not** add anything in the secondaries Geo nodes admin area
(**Admin Area ➔ Geo Nodes**). This is handled solely by the primary node.
### Step 1. Copying the database encryption key
### Step 1. Manually replicate secret GitLab values
GitLab stores a unique encryption key on disk that is used to encrypt
sensitive data stored in the database. All secondary nodes must have the
**exact same value** for `db_key_base` as defined on the primary node.
GitLab stores a number of secret values in the `/home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml`
file which *must* match between the primary and secondary nodes. Until there is
a means of automatically replicating these between nodes (see
[issue #3789](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/3789)), they must
be manually replicated to the secondary.
1. SSH into the **primary** node, and execute the command below to display the
current encryption key:
1. SSH into the **primary** node, and execute the command below:
```bash
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake geo:db:show_encryption_key RAILS_ENV=production
sudo cat /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml
```
Copy the encryption key to bring it to the secondary node in the following steps.
This will display the secrets that need to be replicated, in YAML format.
1. SSH into the **secondary**, and execute the command below to open the
`secrets.yml` file:
1. SSH into the **secondary** node and login as the `git` user:
```bash
sudo -u git -H editor config/secrets.yml
sudo -i -u git
```
1. Change the value of `db_key_base` to the output from the primary node.
Then save and close the file.
1. Make a backup of any existing secrets:
```bash
mv /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml.`date +%F`
```
1. Copy `/home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml` from the primary to the secondary, or
copy-and-paste the file contents between nodes:
```bash
sudo editor /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml
# paste the output of the `cat` command you ran on the primary
# save and exit
```
1. Ensure the file permissions are correct:
```bash
chown git:git /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml
chmod 0600 /home/git/gitlab/config/secrets.yml
```
1. Restart GitLab for the changes to take effect:
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......@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ primary, but this is not officially supported yet.
If you still want to proceed, see our step-by-step instructions on how to
manually [promote a secondary node](disaster-recovery.md) into primary.
## I followed the disaster recovery instructions and now two-factor auth is broken!
The setup instructions for GitLab Geo prior to 10.5 failed to replicate the
`otp_key_base` secret, which used to encrypt the two-factor authentication
secrets stored in the database. If it differs between primary and secondary
nodes, users with two-factor authentication enabled won't be able to log in
after a DR failover.
If you still have access to the old primary node, you can follow the
instructions in the [Upgrading to GitLab 10.5](updating_the_geo_nodes.md#upgrading-to-gitlab-105)
section to resolve the error. Otherwise, the secret is lost and you'll need to
[reset two-factor authentication for all users](../security/two_factor_authentication.md#disabling-2fa-for-everyone).
## What data is replicated to a secondary node?
We currently replicate project repositories, LFS objects, generated
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......@@ -14,6 +14,28 @@ all you need to do is update GitLab itself:
the tracking database is enabled.
1. [Test](#check-status-after-updating) primary and secondary nodes, and check version in each.
## Upgrading to GitLab 10.5
For Geo Disaster Recovery to work with minimum downtime, your Geo secondary
should use the same set of secrets as the primary. However, setup instructions
prior to the 10.5 release only synchronized the `db_key_base` secret.
To rectify this error on existing installations, you should **overwrite** the
contents of `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` on the secondary node with the
contents of `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` on the primary node, then run the
following command on the secondary node:
```bash
sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
```
If you do not perform this step, you may find that two-factor authentication
[is broken following DR](faq.md#i-followed-the-disaster-recovery-instructions-and-now-two-factor-auth-is-broken).
## Upgrading to GitLab 10.4
There are no Geo-specific steps to take!
## Upgrading to GitLab 10.3
### Support for SSH repository synchronization removed
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......@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ namespace :geo do
Gitlab::Geo::DatabaseTasks.load_seed
end
desc 'Display database encryption key'
task show_encryption_key: :environment do
puts Rails.application.secrets.db_key_base
end
desc 'Refresh Foreign Tables definition in Geo Secondary node'
task refresh_foreign_tables: [:environment] do
if Gitlab::Geo::GeoTasks.foreign_server_configured?
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