Unexpected credential problems

[ptaconet]

Hi,

I am trying to insert metadata to a local instance of Geonetwork but I get an unexpected credential problems.

When I try to connect using :

GN <- GNManager$new(
  url = "http://localhost/geonetwork",
  user = "un", pwd = "pwd",
  version = "4.4.5",
  logger = 'DEBUG'
)

I get [geonapi][INFO] Successfully authenticated to GeoNetwork! whatever the user and pwd I provide (either right or wrong).

Then, when I try to import a metadata with GN$insertMetadata, I get "Forbidden (HTTP 403)." (even with the right credentials).

However I am able to read a metadata sheet with GN$getMetadataByUUID(id).

Also :

library(httr)
res <- GET(
    url = "https://localhost/geonetwork/srv/api/info",
    authenticate("good_username", "good_password"),
    config(ssl_verifypeer = FALSE)  # skip TLS check if needed
)

content(res)

leads to :

{xml_document}
<info>
[1] <env>\n  <baseURL>/geonetwork</baseURL>\n  <node>srv</node>\n</env>

while :

library(httr)
res <- GET(
    url = "https://localhost/geonetwork/srv/api/info",
    authenticate("bad_username", "bad_password"),
    config(ssl_verifypeer = FALSE)  # skip TLS check if needed
)

content(res)

leads to :

raw(0)

which is the expected behavior (response with good vs wrong credentials), and makes me believe that the error may come from geonapi.

Any idea ?

I am using a Geonetwork instance installed through a Docker version of Georchestra (https://github.com/georchestra/docker). Manual insertion of metadata through the GUI works well.

You may find enclosed the detailed logs (output of logger = 'DEBUG')

Thanks for the help !

logs.txt

[eblondel]

geonapi has not been tested yet on the GN 4.4.x series, only up to GN 4.2.x

[eblondel]

I will try to find sometimes in the coming days to have a look

[ptaconet]

Thanks !

[eblondel]

Ok I see you try with georchestra, can you try with the official docker image of Geonetwork?

[ptaconet]

Ok, just tried with the official docker image of Geonetwork (version 4.4.5 to be in line with the georchestra docker) and it works..
Not sure where the error I get with georchestra comes from..

[eblondel]

You should report it to Georchestra. It's important that Geonetwork API (and Geoserver as well) work well behind the Georchestra. It's a common use case, and some institutions, like yours (IRD) or INRAE adopt this tool, but keeping the need of using APIs.
I cc @juldebar @wheintz for information

[ptaconet]

Hi Emmanuel,

Before we ask further help from Georchestra Docker, just wanted to check something with you.

As mentioned in the first message of this thread, connecting to the Docker GN API with the R package httr seem to work, while it does not with geonapi. Could this mean that the error comes from geonapi ? Or maybe not ?

Thank you

Paul

[eblondel]

I've tested geonapi up to GN 4.2.11 (used in production systems). It's used in routine through geoflows. It's also part of geonapi integration tests: https://github.com/eblondel/geonapi/actions/runs/13063065188 (that use the Docker geonetwork).
You said above that it was working with GN 4.4 but not with Georchestra.

I would suggest you take a prevision version, and test with GN 4.2.11 (it should work as for geonapi tests, unless something is misconfigured on your side) and the equivalent in Georchestra.

By experience, I know that GN API is not working well with Georchestra, we are still experimenting issues, so I would not be surprised you would face similar issues.

As soon as I can, I will add the most recent GN version to the integration tests.

[eblondel]

See these tests https://github.com/eblondel/geonapi/actions/runs/14971846428 It seems geonapi can't operate (for now) on Geonetwork 4.4.7, which means there are likely backward incompatible API changes. This may explain why API operations are not running on your side with 4.4.7. I would recommend you not to use the very latest Geonetwork, but the latest release series 4.2.12. You can eventually test on the Georchestra docker image (taking GN 4.2.12). It would be interesting to see if it works.

[ptaconet]

Thank you !

However I am not sure how I can choose a version of GN in the Georchestra docker image.. any clue ?

Right now, the GN version that runs on my Georchestra docker image is 4.4.5

[eblondel]

You can look at https://hub.docker.com/r/georchestra/geonetwork/tags but versions are different as Georchestra runs a fork of Geonetwork. You may want to ask them (in the issue you created) which version of Georchestra should be used for a GN version 4.2.12.

[eblondel]

fyi, i've created #37 From what I see the record deletion doesn't work with the 4.4.x, but metadata insertion works. I requested some help to understand if/why the method has changed.