Cannot install django-auth-ldap inside venv

[ejm110]

Got this error one homepage

<class 'django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured'>

LDAP authentication has been configured, but django-auth-ldap is not installed.

Python version: 3.6.8
NetBox version: 2.11.3

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ pip3 -V
pip 21.1.2 from /opt/netbox/venv/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ pip3 install django-auth-ldap
Collecting django-auth-ldap
  Using cached django_auth_ldap-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl (20 kB)
Collecting python-ldap>=3.1
  Using cached python_ldap-3.3.1-cp36-cp36m-linux_x86_64.whl
Requirement already satisfied: Django>=2.2 in /opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from django-auth-ldap) (3.2.2)
Requirement already satisfied: asgiref<4,>=3.3.2 in /opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (3.3.4)
Requirement already satisfied: pytz in /opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (2021.1)
Requirement already satisfied: sqlparse>=0.2.2 in /opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (0.4.1)
Requirement already satisfied: typing-extensions in /opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from asgiref<4,>=3.3.2->Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (3.10.0.0)
Collecting pyasn1>=0.3.7
  Using cached pyasn1-0.4.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl (77 kB)
Collecting pyasn1-modules>=0.1.5
  Using cached pyasn1_modules-0.2.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl (155 kB)
Installing collected packages: pyasn1, pyasn1-modules, python-ldap, django-auth-ldap
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/netbox/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyasn1'
Check the permissions.

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ sudo pip3 install django-auth-ldap
WARNING: pip is being invoked by an old script wrapper. This will fail in a future version of pip.
Please see https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5599 for advice on fixing the underlying issue.
To avoid this problem you can invoke Python with '-m pip' instead of running pip directly.
Collecting django-auth-ldap
  Using cached django_auth_ldap-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl (20 kB)
Requirement already satisfied: python-ldap>=3.1 in /usr/local/lib64/python3.6/site-packages (from django-auth-ldap) (3.3.1)
Requirement already satisfied: Django>=2.2 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from django-auth-ldap) (3.2.3)
Requirement already satisfied: asgiref<4,>=3.3.2 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (3.3.4)
Requirement already satisfied: pytz in /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (2017.2)
Requirement already satisfied: sqlparse>=0.2.2 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (0.4.1)
Requirement already satisfied: typing-extensions in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from asgiref<4,>=3.3.2->Django>=2.2->django-auth-ldap) (3.10.0.0)
Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1>=0.3.7 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from python-ldap>=3.1->django-auth-ldap) (0.4.8)
Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1_modules>=0.1.5 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from python-ldap>=3.1->django-auth-ldap) (0.2.8)
Installing collected packages: django-auth-ldap
Successfully installed django-auth-ldap-2.4.0
WARNING: Running pip as root will break packages and permissions. You should install packages reliably by using venv: https://pip.pypa.io/warnings/venv
(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$
(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ pip3 list | grep -i django
Django                 3.2.2
django-cacheops        6.0
django-cors-headers    3.7.0
django-debug-toolbar   3.2.1
django-filter          2.4.0
django-js-asset        1.2.2
django-mptt            0.12.0
django-pglocks         1.0.4
django-prometheus      2.1.0
django-rq              2.4.1
django-tables2         2.3.4
django-taggit          1.4.0
django-timezone-field  4.1.2
djangorestframework    3.12.4
(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$

tried to do the download and install ~/* like here

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ ls
asgiref-3.3.4-py3-none-any.whl           pyasn1-0.4.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Desktop                                  pyasn1_modules-0.2.8-py2.py3-none-any.w
Django-3.2.3-py3-none-any.whl            python-ldap-3.3.1.tar.gz
django_auth_ldap-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl  pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Documents                                sqlparse-0.4.1-py3-none-any.whl
Downloads                                Templates
Music                                    typing_extensions-3.10.0.0-py3-none-any
Pictures                                 Videos
Public

(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$ pip3 install ~/*
ERROR: Directory '/home/admin/Desktop' is not installable. Neither 'setup.py' nor 'pyproject.toml' found.
(venv) [admin@localhost ~]$

[candlerb]

sudo pip3 install django-auth-ldap

That doesn't work: it installs the package outside the venv, as you'll see in the next few lines:

Requirement already satisfied: ... in /usr/local/lib64/python3.6/site-packages

Solution 1: sudo to a root shell first, then activate venv.

sudo -s
. venv/bin/activate
pip install ...
exit

Solution 2 (better): add the package(s) you want to local_requirements.txt, and then run ./upgrade.sh as if upgrading. It will build a new venv, including your extra packages. And it will remember that this must be done when you upgrade Netbox in future.

[ejm110]

Thanks!

I ran ./upgrade.sh, then it worked.

[ghost]

Where would i find the local_Requirements.txt and also what information do i add to it?

[candlerb]

It's a file you create yourself, under /opt/netbox.

The contents are the name(s) of the python packages you want to install - optionally with version constraints - in addition to those netbox normally installs (those are listed in requirements.txt, which you don't change).