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    Disable default GAB syncronization

    Synchronising (mobile) devices via Z-Push
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    • mcostan
      mcostan last edited by

      I apologise if this topic has been covered previously or I ask something obvious.

      We are running with the latest prod version of z-push.

      A new user added his account to his phone and the entire global address book contacts were uploaded to his phone too.

      How do we disable this automatic propagation of these contacts? I.e. we do not want the GAB to go by default to the user’s phones.

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      • Manfred
        Manfred Kopano last edited by

        Hi mcostan,

        per default mobiles don’t sync the GAB, unless the contacts from it are copied to a public folder which is set up in z-push config or the user copied them from the GAB to his own contacts’ folder. It would be interesting to see the WBXML log for this.

        Manfred

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        • mcostan
          mcostan last edited by

          Hi,

          I have never indeed seen this either and it doesn’t happen on my own account. This is a fresh new account in kopano-admin and just added it to a Samsung mobile phone. No contacts were copied anywhere.

          How do we see the wbxml logs on the phone?

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          • Manfred
            Manfred Kopano last edited by

            Hi mcostan,

            @mcostan said in Disable default GAB syncronization:

            Hi,

            I have never indeed seen this either and it doesn’t happen on my own account. This is a fresh new account in kopano-admin and just added it to a Samsung mobile phone. No contacts were copied anywhere.

            What do you mean by “in kopano-admin”? Is it an admin account? Which mobile is it and which android version?

            @mcostan said in Disable default GAB syncronization:

            How do we see the wbxml logs on the phone?

            WBXML log is for Z-Push. There’s a wiki page on Z-Push debugging: https://wiki.z-hub.io/display/ZP/Debugging

            Manfred

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            • mcostan
              mcostan last edited by

              Hi, I mean the kopano account was freshly created with “kopano-admin”

              Thanks for the debugging info. Will investigate.

              Also I haven’t seen the phone myself as it is with the user. I’ll try to replicate it myself with another new account and another phone.

              I wonder if the phone picked up the contacts from emails that he received or something as opposed to real contacts.

              Will get back to you.

              Thanks a lot to confirming that the GAB shouldn’t be syncronized to start with.

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              • mcostan
                mcostan last edited by mcostan

                Android 7.0 Kernel 3.18.14-111-4523 , Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

                I will paste a screenshot tonight, in the contact on the phone it shows the name and the email address and

                “Connected via Exchange” that presumably means it came from Exchange, not sure.

                Anyway I won’t take your time further until I have investigated.

                Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

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                • mcostan
                  mcostan last edited by

                  So there is 100% a problem here.

                  What we did is the following:

                  we created with kopano-admin a new user called dummy email dummy@dummy.com

                  did nothing else (the user isn’t even logged in into webapp or deskapp or outlook) and… It appeared on the user’s mobile phone in the list of contacts.

                  I am not aware of us setting up any job that copies the GAB contacts into a separate public folder or anything else…

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                  • fbartels
                    fbartels Kopano last edited by fbartels

                    please post some screenshot and logs to back you claims.

                    Edit: please also include your z-push config.php plus the output of z-push-admin -a list -u $youruser

                    Regards Felix

                    Resources:
                    https://kopano.com/blog/how-to-get-kopano/
                    https://documentation.kopano.io/
                    https://kb.kopano.io/

                    Support overview:
                    https://kopano.com/support/

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                    • mcostan
                      mcostan last edited by

                      Will do although it may take a while as I do not have the phone in my hands (different person).

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                      • mcostan
                        mcostan last edited by

                        I can replicate it on my own phone too.

                        Created an account dum@dum.com and I get it

                        Will send screenshot tonight and I will post the exact versions of the packages including kopano-core.

                        Note that kopano-core is an older 8.4 overnight build so perhaps that could be the issue?

                        Anymore, more tonight when I get back home.

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                        • mcostan
                          mcostan last edited by

                          One thing: I am not using LDAP but the standard Kopano user creation.

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                          • mcostan
                            mcostan last edited by fbartels

                            So this is what happens.

                            1. , there is no user called “dum” in Kopano.

                            The screen is therefore blank in the search in Android.

                            0_1500582711249_8f4f1efd-833d-4215-8b7f-e28027787b6a-image.png

                            1. I add a user “dum” with the following command

                            kopano-admin -c dum -f dum -e dum@dum.com -p dum

                            1. I go back to the phone and I can now see the new contact when I search on it.

                            0_1500582779084_f44eed1f-f1c2-45ff-8df9-25f28fd7008e-image.png

                            and

                            0_1500582792248_e21018b5-3bc0-45af-9084-49cb4c1fbf4f-image.png

                            1. When I search a contact that I also have in my own contacts, I can see the original contact but also the corporate contact in addition (forget about whatsapp).

                            0_1500582871159_95b50d18-e5e5-438f-b136-50ca37c97379-image.png

                            1. After debugging the webxml I can see that the corporate contact actually comes through during the search in Android, rather than a contact being added. In fact I can observe that the corporate contact doesn’t come up when the phone doesn’t have a data connection.

                            The XML is below, in this case I searched for “Luca” but it comes up with Luca Salvini in the corporate directory too…

                            20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] Request::ProcessHeaders() ASVersion: 14.0
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] ZPush::CommandNeedsProvisioning(16): true
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] FileStateMachine->GetState() read '31658' bytes from file: '/var/lib/z-push/5/3/androidc700440035-devicedata'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] ASDevice data loaded for user: 'mrc'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] TopCollector(): Initialized mutexid Resource id #18 and memid Resource id #19.
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] TopCollector initialised with IPC provider 'IpcSharedMemoryProvider' with type '20'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] LoopDetection(): Initialized mutexid Resource id #22 and memid Resource id #23.
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] LoopDetection initialised with IPC provider 'IpcSharedMemoryProvider' with type '1337'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] ZPush::HierarchyCommand(16): false
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] DeviceManager->ProvisioningRequired('651286485') saved device key '651286485': false
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] DeviceManager->getPolicyName(): determined policy name: 'default'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] DeviceManager->getProvisioningPolicies(): loaded 'default' policy.
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] ZPush::CommandNeedsAuthentication(16): true
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] KopanoBackend->Logon(): Trying to authenticate user 'mrc'..
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] KopanoBackend->openMessageStore('mrc'): Found 'DEFAULT' store: 'Resource id #34'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] KopanoBackend->Logon(): User 'mrc' is authenticated
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] Store supports properties containing Unicode characters.
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] ZPush::CommandNeedsPlainInput(16): false
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I  <Search:Search>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I   <Search:Store>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    <Search:Name>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I     GAL
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    </Search:Name>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I     GAL
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    </Search:Name>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    <Search:Query>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I     luca
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    </Search:Query>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    <Search:Options>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I     <Search:Range>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I      0-19
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I     </Search:Range>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I    </Search:Options>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I   </Search:Store>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] I  </Search:Search>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] WBXMLEncoder->startWBXML() type: vnd.ms-sync.wbxml
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O  <Search:Search>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O   <Search:Status>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O   1
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O   </Search:Status>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O   <Search:Response>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O    <Search:Store>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Status>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     1
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Status>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      <Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:DisplayName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       Luca Damaggio
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:DisplayName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:Alias>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       lucadm
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:Alias>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:LastName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       Luca Damaggio
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:LastName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       luca@lucadamaggio.com
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      </Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      <Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:DisplayName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       Luca De Giorgi
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:DisplayName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:Alias>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       lucag
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:Alias>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:LastName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       Luca De Giorgi
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:LastName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       luca@degiorgi.co.uk
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      </Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      <Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:DisplayName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:LastName>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       <GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       luca.salvini@ventisetteconsulting.com
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O       </GAL:EmailAddress>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O      </Search:Properties>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Result>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Range>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     0-2
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Range>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     <Search:Total>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     3
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O     </Search:Total>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O    </Search:Store>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O   </Search:Response>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] O  </Search:Search>
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] WBXMLEncoder->endTag() WBXML output completed
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] WBXML-OUT: AwFqAAAPRUwDMQABTUdMAzEAAU5PABBFA0x1Y2EgRGFtYWdnaW8AAUoDbHVjYWRtAAFMA0x1Y2EgRGFtYWdnaW8AAU8DbHVjYUBsdWNhZGFtYWdnaW8uY29tAAEBAQAPTk8AEEUDTHVjYSBEZSBHaW9yZ2kAAUoDbHVjYWcAAUwDTHVjYSBEZSBHaW9yZ2kAAU8DbHVjYUBkZWdpb3JnaS5jby51awABAQEAD05PABBFA0x1Y2EgU2FsdmluaQABSgNsdWNhAAFMA0x1Y2EgU2FsdmluaQABTwNsdWNhLnNhbHZpbmlAdmVudGlzZXR0ZWNvbnN1bHRpbmcuY29tAAEBAQAPSwMwLTIAAVADMwABAQEB
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [WBXML] [mrc] WBXML-IN : AwFqAAAPRUdIA0dBTAABSQNsdWNhAAFKSwMwLTE5AAEBAQE=
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] KopanoBackend->TerminateSearch(): terminating search for pid 12507
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] LoopDetection->ProcessLoopDetectionTerminate()
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [ INFO] [mrc] cmd='Search' memory='3.31 MiB/4.00 MiB' time='0.14s' devType='Android' devId='androidc700440035' getUser='mrc' from='::1' idle='0s' version='2.3.7+0' method='POST' httpcode='200'
20/07/2017 22:25:12 [13193] [DEBUG] [mrc] -------- End

                            WebApp:
                            3.4.0.762-516.1
                            Kopano Core:
                            8.4.0-344
                            Z-Push:
                            2.3.7+0

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                            • fbartels
                              fbartels Kopano @mcostan last edited by

                              Hello @mcostan ,

                              ah this is what i already suspected. android by default is not able to sync the gab, but it has the possibility to do lookups at the server when searching the addressbook. With the upcoming z-push 2.4 and activesync 14.1 support these looked up contacts will even have pictures.

                              PS: please use code blocks when posting logs and config files

                              Regards Felix

                              Resources:
                              https://kopano.com/blog/how-to-get-kopano/
                              https://documentation.kopano.io/
                              https://kb.kopano.io/

                              Support overview:
                              https://kopano.com/support/

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                              • mcostan
                                mcostan last edited by

                                Thanks Felix.

                                Question for you. Is there any way that there can be a switch somewhere in z-push (or elsewhere) to disable this functionality? That is: the GAB isn’t searchable at all by Android?

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                                • fbartels
                                  fbartels Kopano @mcostan last edited by

                                  Hi @mcostan ,

                                  you could disable the gab in the server.cfg, which should prevent the mobile from searching it as well.

                                  Why do you want to disable this? I could understand that you don’t want to sync a potentially large gab to your mobile clients, but why don’t you want the online lookups?

                                  Regards Felix

                                  Resources:
                                  https://kopano.com/blog/how-to-get-kopano/
                                  https://documentation.kopano.io/
                                  https://kb.kopano.io/

                                  Support overview:
                                  https://kopano.com/support/

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                                  • mcostan
                                    mcostan last edited by

                                    hi Felix,

                                    If I disable the GAB in server.cfg would that disable it in webapp too?

                                    This setup stems from my own fault, that is, I originally set up the few users using the kopano authentication as opposed to LDAP. Which means (as far as I understand) that it is impossible to hide individual users from the GAB as it is in LDAP. So the only way is to hide the GAB itself…

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                                    • fbartels
                                      fbartels Kopano @mcostan last edited by

                                      @mcostan said in Disable default GAB syncronization:

                                      If I disable the GAB in server.cfg would that disable it in webapp too?

                                      yes

                                      @mcostan said in Disable default GAB syncronization:

                                      This setup stems from my own fault, that is, I originally set up the few users using the kopano authentication as opposed to LDAP. Which means (as far as I understand) that it is impossible to hide individual users from the GAB as it is in LDAP. So the only way is to hide the GAB itself…

                                      yes, its not possible to hide individual users from the gab, when using the db backend. but if you want to hide individual users the route to go would be to disable the gab as a whole imho.

                                      Regards Felix

                                      Resources:
                                      https://kopano.com/blog/how-to-get-kopano/
                                      https://documentation.kopano.io/
                                      https://kb.kopano.io/

                                      Support overview:
                                      https://kopano.com/support/

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                                      • mcostan
                                        mcostan last edited by

                                        thanks, all clear, much appreciated.

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