> >> The live CD you mention could use this. > >> > >> As I mentioned earlier, due to security reasons, we'd want this off by > >> default. > >> > >> Ideally I think we want a setting like: > >> > >> extended_registration_enabled: 1 > >> > >> And we could obsolete the existing "register new MACs" functionality as > >> this would be more feature-rich. > >> > >> It's a slight weakness in that this would create an API that could > allow > >> data in cobbler to be manipulated without access (like the RAM amounts > >> as we indicate above), though we do it right it should be reasonably > >> feature rich. > >> > >> We could think about requring usernames and passwords but since this is > >> in a provisioning context those credentials would be exposed anyway, so > >> it's not that useful to do so. > >> > >> I've also thought about doing something like this through Func, though > >> I'm not sure everyone would want to adopt Func for this so something > >> self contained might be better. > >> > >> > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm interested in this functionality, has work started on this yet, or > > is it still in the "good idea" state? :) > > > Nothing has started on this one yet, so it's fair game should someone > want to take it. > > Really the more things we do that allow writing to cobbler's state > remotely, the more we do need something to ensure credentials and > that the system is who it says it is, and that it can't modify other > records. > > This may really lead down the Func route entirely, in which case it's a > script to populate cobbler from Func that speaks cobbler's Python API. >
I didn't start development for this yet. But it looks like Eric Raymond [[email protected]] has started creating a "Live Agent" that is similar. See the thread "XMLRPC definitions". Maybe you can contact him for his work on the "Live Agent". Regards, Peter This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
