[et-mgmt-tools] Cobbler and the ownership module, question about policies?

[Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay]

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Michael DeHaan wrote:

| Possible Answer2 -- If you're not in the admin group, you can't edit
| kickstart template files at all.

Would users not in Admin Group require editing rights ? Or, should they
be allowed to edit ?

| Possible Answer3 -- Remove kickstart editing from the WebUI, and
| encourage users to create kickstart templates where they have filesystem
| access (i..e their home directories)

Possibly the best option if the answer is Yes to above.

| Answer?   I think the answer is Subprofile B is promoted to a full
| profile with all of the inherited fields set to the values of Profile A.
| However this is complicated and confusing so "No deletion allowed" may
| be the better route.

No deletion allowed seems saner.


| Any thoughts on the above from those who have a vested interest in
| controlling access to cobbler objects through the WebUI?

i don't have a vested interest yet ;) but would sure be watching the
responses to these interesting questions




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