On 06/22/2012 01:57 AM, Stephen Ingram wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dmitri Pal <d...@redhat.com> wrote: >> On 06/21/2012 05:44 PM, Stephen Ingram wrote: >>> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM, James James <jre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi everybody, >>>> >>>> Is it possible to have a procedure to add new attributes like >>>> mailAlternateAddress in the default user schema ? >>> That particular attribute is included in the schema >>> (objectclass=mailRecipient) so it is easy to add using the ipa >>> user-mod --addattr command. I then followed Adam Young's instructions >>> to change the interface such that we could view/edit the new attribute >>> in the UI: >>> >>> 1. Edit the /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipalib/plugins/user.py to >>> include the new field >>> 2. Add an entry to /usr/share/ipa/ui/user.js for the new value >>> 3. Don't forget to restart httpd and refresh your browser cache to >>> pick up the new fields >>> >>> We needed that instead of using the multi-valued mail attribute >>> because there are circumstances where we need to differentiate between >>> the "master" email address and aliases. It's easy to add though and >>> works great. I certainly wouldn't want to be in the position of adding >>> lots of attributes not already included in IPA, but a one or two-off >>> seems pretty reasonable to manage. >>> >>> I don't know if it's still in the I'm sure *very* future plans for >>> IPA, but I remember seeing some application (MTA, mail store) support >>> mentioned at one time. These sorts of attributes might be nice to have >>> if and when that happens. >>> >>> Steve >> Is there any chance you can submit what you have done in the form of a >> ticket with attached patches? > As I have not upgraded to 2.2 yet, I had to patch against 2.1.4. Ticket is > 2863. > > Steve Thank you for the ticket. I think it would be OK to attach existing patch anyways for now. What are your plans regarding upgrading to 2.2 and rebasing the patches?
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