[Kolab-devel] kolab admin tool (was integrating kolab in debian sarge)

[Stephan Buys]

Hi Richard,

On Wednesday 08 June 2005 22:45, Richard Bos wrote:
> I assume that you're aware of the porting efforts to integrate kolab into 
> distributions.  I would think that once that is finished that the above 
> desire will be fulfilled automatically or am I mistaken?
Indeed I'm aware. What I would like to co-ordinate with you guys is that we 
flesh out the "kolab" command so that no matter what distribution Kolab is 
running on the user will always issue the same command.

That needs the support from you guys as I have no idea where and how all the
other components get integrated into Kolab. The scripts are really basic, but I 
would like to get them to a point where they can be easily configured to just
work. Wether its OpenLDAP on Fedora, Debian, OpenPKG, Mandriva...

> 
> > Another couple of thoughts.
> >
> > It should be trivial to:
> > a) drop "kolab" command in /usr/bin/
> > or
> > b) link /kolab/bin/kolab to /usr/bin
> 
> This might be achieved by the porting effort undertaken at the moment.  Marcus 
> and and others will be looking at the kolab cvs module from now on (as 
> Steffen has committed the ported perl-kolab module today!!).
I saw that.

> > This way a user doesn't need to know about opa, or even about the kolab
> > hierarchy. They just need to know to run the kolab command.
> >
> > A backup script and the bootstraps, etc. can also be integrated as well.
> > All common admin tasks can be integrated.
> >
> > The "kolab" command can even detect if a machine has not been bootstrapped
> > yet and guide the user to it...
> >
> > Lots of possibilities.
> 
> 
> Indeed.  But maybe let's first finish the kolab integration with other 
> distributions to see what is left to be done?
Agreed. But I wanted you to be aware of this so that the last part of integration 
would be to get the command running. This way when we want to assist a user
on the Kolab-Users list we can all use the same grammar and commands - keeping
things simpler and more understandable (without having to have Kolab experts 
specialising in all the different distribution's nuances).

Stay in touch, I'll gladly assist.


> 

-- 
Stephan  Buys
Code Fusion cc.
Tel: +27 11 673 0411
Mobile: +27 83 294 1876
Email: s.buys at codefusion.co.za

E-mail Solutions, Kolab Specialists.
http://www.codefusion.co.za