[Cpu-users] CPU Roadmap

[Blake M. <ma...@db...>]

Hey All,
Here's a tentative roadmap for cpu development, including some
features to look for in upcoming releases. Please let the list know
now if there are things that you think I missed on here, or any
general comments/ideas/etc. If you see a feature on here that you feel
you are particularly well suited to add, well written code will not be
rejected :)

cpu-1.3.13
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* Make sure a group is empty (no memberUid's) before allowing a
  delete. Allow a command line switch or config file option to override

cpu-1.3.14
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* XML or LDIF support for enabling the creation of more complex users
* SSL/TSL Support for LDAP
* Add option -N to not actually take action but show what would be
  done

cpu-1.3.15
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* Rewrite of some code to make it more modular for future expansion to
  allow for administration of different backends
* Add ability to specify dn type, currently requires uid

cpu-1.4
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* Add ability to administer flat files (/etc/passwd, etc)
* Add ability to administer ntlm users via communication with a PDC or
  BDC. Initially this will be limited to NT4 and Win2k servers

cpu-2.0
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* gtk+ gui (enables the cli impared to use cpu)

future
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* Other backends we would like to be able to admin:
    * Novell
    * NIS?
    * NIS+?
    * Anything we missed?
* win32 port?
* Anything else?

Thanks for the feedback.

-Blake

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Blake Matheny
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