Call for help with Ubuntu Server.

[Corey Burger]

On 7/13/07, Rick Clark <rick.clark at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> As I am sure everyone on this list knows.  Ubuntu has a long way to go
> in improving directory services clients and servers.  I would like to
> get started, but I will need help from the community, to do so.
>
> I would like to try to get basic ldap authentication, into Gutsy.  I
> think this should be easy to do, and will help develop the groundwork
> and community needed fro gutsy+1, when hopefully, openldap2.4 or FDS
> packages will be ready.
>
> Please take a look at the following spec.
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LDAPAuthentication
>
> If anyone is willing to help, please send me a quick email.  Be sure to
> list how you can help.  i.e. packaging, scripting, testing, ...


There is a half finished tool by Andrew Mitchell that can be found here:
https://code.launchpad.net/~ajmitch/network-authentication/authtool

I suggest you take that and finish that.

You can also see the following spec:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/network-authentication

Corey