system-config-users and IPA

[Мартынов Александр]

I am writing patch for system-config-users that allows configure users ang group from a
IPA server with python library ipalib from package ipa-python. I would like the changes be
included in the system-config-users. What is the best way to implement this from the point
of view of architecture? I am now implementing API that is similar to API of libuser.

[Miloslav Trmač]

>  I am writing patch for system-config-users that allows configure
> users ang
>  group from a IPA server with python library ipalib from package ipa-python.
>  I would like the changes be included in the system-config-users. What is the
>  best way to implement this from the point of view of architecture? I am now
>  implementing API that is similar to API of libuser. 
That would effectively mean that system-config-users contains an abstraction, which in one
of the instances calls the libuser abstraction.  It would seem more natural to write a
libuser module instead of system-config-users- specific code—or, by far the best if
possible, just use (or perhaps improve) libuser’s existing LDAP support.

Longer-term, there is supposed to be a sssd-centric user management API, which would also
replace/be called by libuser.  I’m not sure what is the implementation status of this
effort.
    Mirek

[Petr Spacek]

On 2.4.2015 10:40, Miloslav Trmač wrote:
> > I am writing patch for system-config-users that allows configure
> users ang
> > group from a IPA server with python library ipalib from package ipa-python.
> > I would like the changes be included in the system-config-users. What is the
> > best way to implement this from the point of view of architecture? I am now
> > implementing API that is similar to API of libuser.
>  
>  That would effectively mean that system-config-users contains an abstraction, which in
> one of the instances calls the libuser abstraction.  It would seem more natural to write a
> libuser module instead of system-config-users- specific code—or, by far the best if
> possible, just use (or perhaps improve) libuser’s existing LDAP support.
>  
>  Longer-term, there is supposed to be a sssd-centric user management API, which would also
> replace/be called by libuser.  I’m not sure what is the implementation status of this
> effort. 
I would advise you to discuss this on freeipa-devel(a)redhat.com mailing list,
FreeIPA and SSSD gurus are watching that list.

-- 
Petr Spacek  @  Red Hat

[Мартынов Александр]

Hello. I is still making the patch for system-config-users. And I would still like the
changes be included in the system-config-users.

02.04.2015, 10:55, "Мартынов Александр" <m--a-s(a)yandex.ru&gt;:
>  I am writing patch for system-config-users that allows configure
> users ang group from a IPA server with python library ipalib from package ipa-python. I
> would like the changes be included in the system-config-users. What is the best way to
> implement this from the point of view of architecture? I am now implementing API that is
> similar to API of libuser.