Similar to guillomovitch's comments. I have the need for a client facing tool to allow them to update contact information, reset password as well as search for phone numbers etc..
Can anyone tell me if there is another open source tool that may be more suited to the user self service? PHP Admin appears as a great tool, and I will definitly use it for administrative tasks such as setting up Posix accounts. guillomovitch wrote: > > Hello list. > > We are trying to use phpldapadmin as a temporary solution for our end > users to manage their own account information. The goal is to provide a > user-friendly interface to someone with no knowledge of what is an LDAP > server at all, while another dedicated solution (not ldap-based) is > being developped. > > By using configuration options, and a dedicated template, I managed to > make the interface somewhat easier, but it's still heavily > admin-oriented. Notably, I'd like to achieve the following issues. > > 1) Once connected, the user has first to select its own entry on the > tree browser on the left side. I'd like him to be directly presented its > own entry, while still allowing to search for other entries. > > 2) Optional (per schema) attributes without values are not displayed at > all. And if the 'add_attribute' command is allowed, the full list of > non-aliased attributes is displayed, which is unpractical. As one of our > goal is to encourage users to maintain their own telephone number, we'd > like to either have a ready-to-use empty attribute text area, or to have > a restricted list of potential attributes. > > I also tried a default value in the template, but it override current > value if already present (I guess this is intended for creation > templates, not modification ones). > > I also tried to call a custom function, declared in config.php that > would either return current or default value, without succes: > <value>=php.Function(getDefaultTelephoneNumber;%telephoneNumber%)</value> > Result: > An attempt was made to call a function that doesnt exist > (getDefaultTelephoneNumber) > > 3) For each available attribute, many displayed items are useless for > end-user: 'alias', 'rdn', 'ro', 'required' mentions. Sure, it doesn't > really hurt, but it also make 'hint' not proeminent enough, whereas we > use it to explain important information about what is the usage of an > attribute. > > 4) Some of our attributes have server-enforced constraints, such as > telephoneNumber, which has a mandatory format. Rather than having users > facing mysterious 'constraint violation error message', I'd like to be > able to display those constraints on the form. I tried to use 'helper' > for this, without success, as it is not meant to provide informations on > how to get a value, but to get this value directly. > > I guess I could use either 'hint' or 'display' values for this, but I'd > prefer to keep their semantics distinct. > > 5) I'd like to be able to not allow adding additional values for some > multivalued attributes, such as sn or givenName, even if the schema > allows it. > > I guess 3, 4 and 5 could easily get achieved by patching > TemplateRender.php, but maybe they are better ways to achieve it now. > And I'm more sceptic about 1 and 2. > > BTW, I'm using PLA 1.2.0.4 (and I'm mandriva package maintainer, if that > matters :P). > > -- > BOFH excuse #283: > > Lawn mower blade in your fan need sharpening > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and > easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > ______________________________________ > phpLDAPadmin development mailing list. > To unsbuscribe: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpldapadmin-devel > http://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/ > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Self-Service-maintenance-tool-tp27375601p27375601.html Sent from the phpldapadmin-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ phpldapadmin-users mailing list phpldapadmin-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpldapadmin-users
