----- Original Message -----
> From: "lofyer" <lofyer(a)gmail.com>
> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl(a)redhat.com>
> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 11:07:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned?
>
> On 2013/8/24 15:56, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "lofyer" <lofyer(a)gmail.com>
>>> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl(a)redhat.com>
>>> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:47:21 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned?
>>>
>>> On 2013/8/24 15:46, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "lofyer" <lofyer(a)gmail.com>
>>>>> To: users(a)ovirt.org
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:36:12 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned in 3.3?
>>>>> If not, what should I do to use it?
>>>> Question is unclear.
>>>>
>>>> What do you call "Local Authentication", after setup can't
you login
>>>> using
>>>> admin user?
>>> Sorry for that.
>>> I mean, use users in /etc/passwd to login.
>>>
>> I never knew this is was an option.
>>
>> Or you mean something new that was planned somewhere?
>>
>> I am against of using native authentication for applications, as it enables
>> more privileges that users should have.
>>
>> The proper way to do that is to use directory services, such as LDAP and
>> integrate the nss of system and application to use that directory.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alon
> I saw this
from**http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Local_Authentication%E2%80%8E
> So I thought it would be available now..
>
> It seems that I have to use ldap now.
>
In future you will be able to write plugin for authentication and authorization to do
whatever you like.
This is still work in progress as far as I can see[1].
Alon
[1]
http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/q/status:open+project:ovirt-engine+branch:maste...
I see. Thank you very much.