----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Keltz" <[email protected]> > To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected] >> users" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:49:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned? > > On 08/24/2013 04:44 AM, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "lofyer" <[email protected]> > >> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <[email protected]> > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 11:07:10 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned? > >> > >> On 2013/8/24 15:56, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "lofyer" <[email protected]> > >>>> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <[email protected]> > >>>> Cc: [email protected] > >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:47:21 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned? > >>>> > >>>> On 2013/8/24 15:46, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "lofyer" <[email protected]> > >>>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:36:12 AM > >>>>>> Subject: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned in 3.3? > >>>>>> If not, what should I do to use it? > >>>>> Question is unclear. > >>>>> > >>>>> What do you call "Local Authentication", after setup can't you login > >>>>> using > >>>>> admin user? > >>>> Sorry for that. > >>>> I mean, use users in /etc/passwd to login. > >>>> > >>> I never knew this is was an option. > >>> > >>> Or you mean something new that was planned somewhere? > >>> > >>> I am against of using native authentication for applications, as it > >>> enables > >>> more privileges that users should have. > >>> > >>> The proper way to do that is to use directory services, such as LDAP and > >>> integrate the nss of system and application to use that directory. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Alon > >> I saw this > >> from**http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Local_Authentication%E2%80%8E > >> So I thought it would be available now.. > >> > >> It seems that I have to use ldap now. > >> > > In future you will be able to write plugin for authentication and > > authorization to do whatever you like. > > > > This is still work in progress as far as I can see[1]. > > > > Alon > > > > [1] > > http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/q/status:open+project:ovirt-engine+branch:master+topic:ldap_independence,n,z > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > While I think this is a great future addition, I really believe that the > default oVirt installation should include some form of integrated basic > authentication using the integrated DB! I was really surprised to see > this functionality missing. With the integrated DB, I have no idea why > the functionality isn't there. I know - it's all about priorities.
I fully agree with you. I was also surprised that LDAP was developed before simple database. > While LDAP is common, still - not everyone uses it! If I was buying > RHEV, the lack of the basic built in authentication would have been a > show stopper for me. Do I *really* need to use LDAP when I've got a > total of about 4 people maintaining everything? In fact, even if I > *was* using LDAP, the virtualization infrastructure has enough of its > own complexity that I'd rather separate it from LDAP - one less thing to > go wrong. If I was buying RHEV, the lack of basic authentication would > have been a showstopper for me. > > Jason. > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
