Ubuntu Server graphical interface?

[Serge van Ginderachter]

----- "Neal McBurnett" <neal at bcn.boulder.co.us> wrote:

> > It very much depends on which kind of data you are referring to.
> > A lot of the configuration data already is stored somewhere (/etc).
> > Some databases already are readily available (ldap?)
> > 
> > My point, be carefull not tu build the n-th new database backend.

> How well would this data fit into eBox?

> > At first sight, I would be inclined to have a look at what can be
> stored in the Samba 4 ldap backend.
> > 
> > Tools just would need to 
> > - interface with that ldap backend, for easy maintenance
> > - services connect to that ldap backend to implement the settings
> (think something like landscape client?)

> Good point.  I wonder if the specs for the protocol that landscape
> client uses have been published anywhere?  Or they could be
> reverse-engineered from the open source code, I guess.

AFAIK, they aren't, or I would be (pleasantly) surprised if they were.

> Would it make sense to grow eBox into an enterprise management system
> by linking it up with that client?
> 
> Or what other building block could it be based on?

To be honest, I don't know. As as system engineer, I'm reallylooking at this problem from a user perspective as I don't have any knowledge on a development level.

        Serge

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