> Hi!
>
>> > I thought about a crude hack: "Syncing" AD attributes to the StatusNet
>> > DB in onCheckPassword. But that would be... well, just a dirty
>> > workaround. Would it be possible to write a plugin redirecting some
>> > queries about user attributes to LDAP?
>>
>> I'm pondering where to add a hook to do this kind of updating. I can
>> assure you in won't be a hack in CheckPassword :-)
>
> A new event AfterLogin or something? Anyway, if it's possible I'd try to
> use LDAP as backend for (some) user information instead of duplicating
> it. An event GetUserProfile or similar.
>
> Btw. a plugin handling a user attribute (like email) would ideally be
> able to disable the input field for that attribute.
>
>> If you'd like to help, please join us on
>> Freenode at #statusnet, or just keep writing to this list.
>
> I'll stay on this list. I'm not sure whether I'll be able to code
> something, but I'd test new LDAP functionality and let you know about
> the results :-)

Coding is not a requirement, and testing would be greatly appreciated. I
just made some major changes to the plugin, and there will be more - this
code is very volatile. You're welcome to test and report thoughts/issues
as you see fit; caveat emptor.

~Craig

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