[Pkg-shadow-devel] ldap support

[Miek Gieben]

Hello,

I'm reading the TODO in the shadow-pkg and it says:

    ALL:
    - move base passwd/shadow/group/gshadow operation to module for
      allow write diffrent backend modules for db, NIS, LDAP and
      others. Default backend it will be goot if will be choosen
      depending on /etc/nsswitch.conf and allow overwride this by -r
      <repository> options (where the <repository> can be file, db,
      nis nisplus, ldap .. like on /etc/nsswitch.conf in service
      column).  passwd have old piece of code with handling -r option
      and it will be good finish this and propagate on other shadow
      tools for allow operate on other user databases by well known
      tools.

I'm not getting this.. as you are using setpwent (for instance) you
should be getting the backend for free? As glibc will do the heavy
lifting and will update the appropiate backend?

Same goes for, chage, chsh etc.

Or I am missing something?

(i'm not (yet) subscribed, so please cc me)


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 - Miek                               
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