On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:30 PM, John M Camara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Mar 7, 2:56 pm, "Kevin Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've always wanted to see a "user manager" tool to help administrate > > users/groups/permissions. > > > > Yes, it's possible to do this using a Catwalk-style tool, but that's > really > > administering a database, which just happens to (usually) contain your > user > > info. I'm thinking of more of a specialized tool, which you could leave > in > > production as a part of a deployed site, so that non-techies (ok, maybe > > "power users") could administer the user info. > > > > Also, what if your info isn't IN a database? > > > > I'm planning something like this based on Authority, but there's lots of > > work > > to be done on Authority first. Maybe Authority will be ready for this > by > > summer? > > Even if some projects are not going to authenticate users against a > database I suspect the majority of projects would be fine or prefer > group and permission data stored in a database. Most of the work in > the admin system will likely be in managing these groups and > permissions. So I wouldn't let the non-database system hold you up > much. > > We should get together for a few minutes at PyCon to talk about > Authority as I have some ideas to share. I'll be sprinting mostly on > Trac but from time to time I may do some on TG. > I'd love to hear your ideas John, but heartbreakingly, I won't be at PyCon this year. I've been the last two years and it was an absolute blast...but it was also local for me (in DFW). I've been trying to arrange things (time and money) so that I could take a Pythonic "vacation" to Chicago, but I just haven't been able to make it happen this year. I _do_ intend to be sprinting on Authority "remotely" during that time though, so look for me on Google talk, the mailing lists, and/or IRC all through PyCon. Kevin Horn --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears Trunk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears-trunk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
