Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:23:29 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LDAP integration Message-ID: <45A407D1.9030101@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20070108185247.2b6e1f69@vixen42> References: <20070107190616.73dee7b0@vixen42> <45A1DE76.7000201@FreeBSD.org> <20070108185247.2b6e1f69@vixen42>
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Vulpes Velox wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:02:30 -0800
> Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>
>> Vulpes Velox wrote:
>>> I was just wondering. How many people here have given lots of
>>> though about integrating FreeBSD configuration with LDAP. I've
>>> just begun looking at it a lot more and was curious as to what
>>> other people think in this area.
>> It would be more useful to have this discussion if you defined what
>> you meant by "FreeBSD configuration" in more detail. You might also
>> want to search the archives first, there is a lot of discussion
>> about various proposals in this area, all of which end up getting
>> shot down because they don't offer sufficient added value to
>> justify the pain of the change.
>
> I mean exactly that. Initially I have begun looking at rc.conf as a
> logical starting point.
Why do you consider rc.d to be a logical starting point? The issue of
nss integration is much more useful, especially given that there is
critical mass for support to bring ldap into the base to make this
happen.
> Initially I think seeing a rc.d stuck right in right after NETWORKING
> would be very interesting to have. Right after NETWORKING is
> finished, a program is kicked off that updates a rc file that is then
> included after parsing rc.conf.
You've stated what you want to do, but you haven't said why. Please
note carefully what I said above. You need to demonstrate SIGNIFICANT
added value for this proposal to get any kind of serious
consideration. All you've said so far is, "this would be neat!" I was
serious about searching the archives, this ground has been pretty well
covered.
And yes, in case you're wondering, I _am_ being a bit harsh, but it's
for a purpose. Unless you really want to do it anyway, I don't want
there to be any confusion down the road when you come back to us with
a massive patch you expect to be integrated.
Doug
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