[Hampshire] wifi point wanted
Hi Does anyone who has bought a flash new wireless system have a basic old access point they don't want? I could occasionally use it at home - speed is not critical so maybe the chance to get rid of an old steam-driven box to a grateful scrounger. Many thanks Ed -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:43:16 +, adr...@smop.co.uk said: > Writing was also unsupported last I > checked. There are very, very few mail programs (MUAs) that support writing to LDAP, although most support reading. One that does support writing is Claws Mail, which might be worth looking at if you want to maintain an address book in LDAP. http://www.claws-mail.org/ -- Keith Edmunds +-+ |Tiger Computing Ltd| Helping businesses make the most of Linux | | "The Linux Specialists" | http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk | +-+ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 16:24:50 + (+), Chris Dennis wrote: > Is there anything else that will do a simple address book / contacts > list that Thunderbird clients can share? Google? Seems to be best way to do things these days. I've found Thunderbird's support for LDAP (secured by TLS in particular) to have been sorely lacking in the past. Writing was also unsupported last I checked. Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, ... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sunday 25 October 2009 16:07:14 Adrian Bridgett wrote: > I normally use phpldapadmin (or ldapvi for more global things). Okay, I may have a look at that as well. > TBH I think running LDAP at home is generally more hassle than it's > worth. Okay, so I do run LDAP at home, but that's since I use it as a > test bed for doing LDAP work. Possibly. However, not using it is also a hassle. I've got a jabber server, an IMAP and webmail server, several wiki's (one internal, some external), subversion and CVS repositories plus potentially an OpenId server. Oh, and samba and CUPS as well. Even ignoring UNIX logins to desktops and servers, it would be be nice to harmonize passwords across my main services. Given that my old server is still running fine, I've got a bit of time in which to play around with options to see whether going down this route works. I'm well aware that I may have been begging the question, and that I should have asked "how can I easily manage users" instead of deciding on OpenLDAP from the start, but OpenLDAP is the only option I'm aware of that is commonly supported. -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam.Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
Adrian Bridgett wrote: > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:23:14 +0100 (+0100), Samuel Penn wrote: >> What I really want to be able to do, is simply do the equivalent >> of "useradd fred ..." in OpenLDAP, without having to worry about >> LDAP schemas and the like. I don't mind configuring the server >> initially, but want the user management procedures themselves >> (add/list/delete/edit) to be nice and simple. > > I normally use phpldapadmin (or ldapvi for more global things). > > TBH I think running LDAP at home is generally more hassle than it's > worth. Okay, so I do run LDAP at home, but that's since I use it as a > test bed for doing LDAP work. > > Adrian I've found 'hassle' to be an understatement when it comes to LDAP. Is there anything else that will do a simple address book / contacts list that Thunderbird clients can share? cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Unscrupulous salesmen...
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:42:04 +0100 Tim Brocklehurst wrote: Hello Tim, > Hmmm, theft of IPR as well? I agree that the GPL allows you to resell Yes, you're right, of course. I was inexplicit. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" We're going to hell anyway, let's travel first class Saturday Night - Kaiser Chiefs signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:23:14 +0100 (+0100), Samuel Penn wrote: > What I really want to be able to do, is simply do the equivalent > of "useradd fred ..." in OpenLDAP, without having to worry about > LDAP schemas and the like. I don't mind configuring the server > initially, but want the user management procedures themselves > (add/list/delete/edit) to be nice and simple. I normally use phpldapadmin (or ldapvi for more global things). TBH I think running LDAP at home is generally more hassle than it's worth. Okay, so I do run LDAP at home, but that's since I use it as a test bed for doing LDAP work. Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, ... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sunday 25 October 2009 10:33:06 Hugo Mills wrote: > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:23:14AM +0100, Samuel Penn wrote: > > However, I can't find any easy way of setting up and configuring > > OpenLDAP as a simple user directory. Does anyone know of any > > good tools that will allow this? >There's a package called "cpu" (available in Debian) that I've used > in the past for doing basic user/group administration on the command > line. I also put together a couple of scripts for changing passwords > (for users, and the sysadmin). Thanks Hugo. I've found http://cpu.sourceforge.net/ so will try downloading it from there and give it a go. -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam.Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:23:14AM +0100, Samuel Penn wrote: > I'm in the process of building a new home server, and rather > than go down the route of having each service (mail, IM, web etc) > use it's own user directory was thinking of using OpenLDAP. > > However, I can't find any easy way of setting up and configuring > OpenLDAP as a simple user directory. Does anyone know of any > good tools that will allow this? > > What I really want to be able to do, is simply do the equivalent > of "useradd fred ..." in OpenLDAP, without having to worry about > LDAP schemas and the like. I don't mind configuring the server > initially, but want the user management procedures themselves > (add/list/delete/edit) to be nice and simple. > > I'm on Gentoo, would prefer a command line interface but if it > is a GUI tool then KDE would be preferred. There's a package called "cpu" (available in Debian) that I've used in the past for doing basic user/group administration on the command line. I also put together a couple of scripts for changing passwords (for users, and the sysadmin). Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: h...@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- Try everything once, except incest and folk-dancing. --- signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Easy user management in LDAP
Hi all, I'm in the process of building a new home server, and rather than go down the route of having each service (mail, IM, web etc) use it's own user directory was thinking of using OpenLDAP. However, I can't find any easy way of setting up and configuring OpenLDAP as a simple user directory. Does anyone know of any good tools that will allow this? What I really want to be able to do, is simply do the equivalent of "useradd fred ..." in OpenLDAP, without having to worry about LDAP schemas and the like. I don't mind configuring the server initially, but want the user management procedures themselves (add/list/delete/edit) to be nice and simple. I'm on Gentoo, would prefer a command line interface but if it is a GUI tool then KDE would be preferred. Cheers. -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam.Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Assistance required with kit for Nov meet
Ed Beckmann has kindly offered and since he's 10mins away that saves you a trip. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 21:22:05 +0100 (+0100), Ian Brazier wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > I'll do it if no one closer volunteers. > > Ian > > On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 21:12 +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > > I normally look after the LUG kit (firewall, network gear etc), > > however I have a prior arrangement for that weekend involving a big > > flaming thing (no, not "vi vs emacs"). > > > > Would someone mind taking the kit down that weekend and bringing it > > back - I can drop it off anytime before then. It's basically one > > large box. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Adrian > > -- > > bitcube.co.uk - Linux infrastructure consultancy > > Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, ... > > > > > Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, ... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
