Re: permUser information

Julien Hofstede wrote:

> But what if I authenticate using POP3? If a user supplied credentials and
> successfully logs on to a certain domain, I can't store information like a
> handle, first or lastname on the POP server. 

yeah .. and sometimes its not feasible to modify the auth source, since 
its controlled by someone else or is part of a legacy database. i 
understand your problem.

> Oracle)? This problem can be solved to store this information in the
> perm_users table. Take this example:

<snip>

I dont see us adding an information table.
Also you can emulate the isactive and lastlogin stuff already using a 
postlogin observer.

>>It is currently possible to extend the perm_users table with any field
>>(aside from is_active and last_login fields) and I can see us adding
>>fetching of all of these fields into a property into the permission
>>containers. Open a feature request so we can ponder this some more.
>>
> 
> Hmmz I think I lost you there... I do not see any use of this but I think I
> just don't exactly understand what you mean...

The entire data structure of the permission container is extensible. You 
can add new fields, even add new tables. This part is not well 
documented and probably should get documented since its a very powerful 
feature. I have explained it in bit and pieces a few times on this list 
already, so if anyone could write up some docs it would be appreciated.

regards,
Lukas Smith
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