hierarchical grouping of users

[Kervin L. Pierre]

Another interesting package is ispman 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ispman/

It uses LDAP for its datastore.

--Kervin

Mike O'Rourke wrote:

> There is a package called web-cyradm that uses a mysql or pgsql (a recent
> addition) database for user management and authentication. With it you can
> group your users and you can set and change quotas for all users in a
> group.
>
> The project's home page is here:
> http://www.delouw.ch/linux/web-cyradm/index.php
>
> I have played with it, but want to migrate to an LDAP solution, so I did
> not
> invest much time in it.
>
> > Jules Agee said:
> > Some of what you suggest is possible if you set up an LDAP directory.
> > Specifically, the maildap program that is distributed with OpenLDAP
> > allows you do deliver mail to a hierarchy of groups. The difference is
> > that the group expansion is done in the area of the MTA (where it
> > belongs). I am using it right now in production and it works great.
> >
> > If I remember correctly, someone submitted a few patches to the list a
> > while back for using LDAP to manage quotas, but I don't recall whether
> > it was hooked into the group mechanism or just single-user quota info
> > stored in the directory.
> >
> > -Jules
> >
> >
> > Mark Keasling wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a question about user management.  (Well not me in particular
> > > but it was raised here and I've been tasked with finding out.)
> > >
> > > Currently user management seems to be done on a one by one basis.
> > Won't
> > > management become difficult when users number in the thousands or tens
> > > of thousands?
> > >
> > > Has there been or is there being done any work on groups in particular
> > > hierarchical groups?  The groups could be used as a target for
> > > management tasks such as setting quotas, access restrictions and what
> > > not.  A change made to the group would be propagated to all of the
> > > members.  The functionality could also be extended to mail delivery
> > > so that mail sent to the group could optionally be delivered to the
> > > members.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mark Keasling
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jules Agee
> > System Administrator
> > Pacific Coast Feather Co.
> > julesa at pcf.com      x284
>
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