[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 402 Add userClass attribute for hosts

[Petr Viktorin]

On 04/23/2013 10:10 AM, Martin Kosek wrote:
> This new freeform host attribute will allow provisioning systems
> to add custom tags for host objects which can be later used for
> in automember rules or for additional local interpretation.
>
> Design page: http://www.freeipa.org/page/V3/Integration_with_a_provisioning_systems
> Ticket: https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3583
>
> -----
>
> This is how it can be used:
>
> # ipa hostgroup-add webservers
> Description: web servers
> ----------------------------
> Added hostgroup "webservers"
> ----------------------------
>    Host-group: webservers
>    Description: web servers
>
> # ipa automember-add --type=hostgroup webservers
> ----------------------------------
> Added automember rule "webservers"
> ----------------------------------
>    Automember Rule: webservers
>
> # ipa automember-add-condition --key=userclass --type=hostgroup
> --inclusive-regex=^webserver webservers
> ----------------------------------
> Added condition(s) to "webservers"
> ----------------------------------
>    Automember Rule: webservers
>    Inclusive Regex: userclass=^webserver
> ----------------------------
> Number of conditions added 1
> ----------------------------
>
>
>
> # ipa host-add web.example.com --force --class=webserver --class=mailserver
> ----------------------------
> Added host "web.example.com"
> ----------------------------
>    Host name: web.example.com
>    Principal name: host/web.example.com at EXAMPLE.COM
>    Class: webserver, mailserver                    <<<<<<<<<<
>    Password: False
>    Member of host-groups: webservers               <<<<<<<<<<
>    Indirect Member of netgroup: webservers
>    Keytab: False
>    Managed by: web.example.com
>
>
> Martin
>

I was surprised to find that host-show doesn't show it by default. Is 
there a reason to not put userclass in default_attributes?

Please add a test.

-- 
Petr³