[Freeipa-users] Add attributes to default user schema

[Dmitri Pal]

On 06/22/2012 01:57 AM, Stephen Ingram wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dmitri Pal <dpal at redhat.com> wrote:
>> On 06/21/2012 05:44 PM, Stephen Ingram wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM, James James <jreg2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi everybody,
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to have a procedure to add new attributes like
>>>> mailAlternateAddress in the default user schema ?
>>> That particular attribute is included in the schema
>>> (objectclass=mailRecipient) so it is easy to add using the ipa
>>> user-mod --addattr command. I then followed Adam Young's instructions
>>> to change the interface such that we could view/edit the new attribute
>>> in the UI:
>>>
>>> 1. Edit the /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipalib/plugins/user.py to
>>> include the new field
>>> 2. Add an entry to /usr/share/ipa/ui/user.js for the new value
>>> 3. Don't forget to restart httpd and refresh your browser cache to
>>> pick up the new fields
>>>
>>> We needed that instead of using the multi-valued mail attribute
>>> because there are circumstances where we need to differentiate between
>>> the "master" email address and aliases. It's easy to add though and
>>> works great. I certainly wouldn't want to be in the position of adding
>>> lots of attributes not already included in IPA, but a one or two-off
>>> seems pretty reasonable to manage.
>>>
>>> I don't know if it's still in the I'm sure *very* future plans for
>>> IPA, but I remember seeing some application (MTA, mail store) support
>>> mentioned at one time. These sorts of attributes might be nice to have
>>> if and when that happens.
>>>
>>> Steve
>> Is there any chance you can submit what you have done in the form of a
>> ticket with attached patches?
> As I have not upgraded to 2.2 yet, I had to patch against 2.1.4. Ticket is 2863.
>
> Steve
Thank you for the ticket.
I think it would be OK to attach existing patch anyways for now.
What are your plans regarding upgrading to 2.2 and rebasing the patches?

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Thank you,
Dmitri Pal

Sr. Engineering Manager IPA project,
Red Hat Inc.


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