maybe you should have a 'interface' between the website and the server since  you cannot simply update/write to the server without root permission, and i think this is security issue.

im thinking a socket-based script instead to do the necessary updates from the server box.

On 5/26/06, Kelsey Hartigan Go <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
oops...typos!!!


On 5/26/06, Kelsey Hartigan Go < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
While you guys are at it...just a thought...

anybody thought of creating a user provisioning software?  Sort of like an identity management?
Get the user names and initials and id numbers from an HR database, the create the accounts.

Then update it regularly -- those that are terminated, accounts get removed.

extend the hr database to have a lookup on what servers this user has access to, maybe add a table for roles (maybe groups), and another table for user to role mapping.

While you're at it, set up a simple website for the user to be able to change their password.
Create a script to update all servers he has access to (probably the access to the server is a role)

Do this via a remote ssh execution.

Voila you just made yourself an expensive identity management software.  There's not much development out there yet in sourceforge...any takers?





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