Re: [Users] Is the feature Local Authentication abandoned?

----- Original Message ----- > From: "lofyer" <lofyer(a)gmail.com&gt; > To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl(a)redhat.com&gt; > 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&gt; >>> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> 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&gt; >>>>> 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...