system-config-users and IPA

[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 at redhat.com mailing list,
FreeIPA and SSSD gurus are watching that list.

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Petr Spacek  @  Red Hat