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=head1 NAME

    Link::Accounts - A multiple accounts base management and synchronisation
    system

=head1 GENERALITY

=head2 HISTORY

Link::Accounts is born with the need to have same set of groups and users in
multiples accounts bases:

=over 4

=item OpenLDAP

Standard ldap base w/o any change on basis schema

=item Active Directory

The domain management system for windows. Active Directory is a solution
including LDAP, Kerberos, Smb protocol and a graphic interface to configure it.

=item Unix file

Standard users base under Unix system, also used for C<NIS>/C<YP> system.

=back

=head2 WORKFLOW

Link::Accounts is made of three components:

=over 4

=item L</Bases>

=item L</Objects>

=item L</Attributes>

=back

=head3 Bases

=head3 Objects

=head3 Attributes

=head1 CONFIGURATION

All configuration files listed bellow must be stored in the same directory.

By default this directory is F</etc/latmos-accounts>.

It can be overload by setting envirronment variable C<LA_CONFIG>.

=head2 Configuration files list

=over 4

=item latmos-accounts.ini

Bases and synchronisations definitions.

See L<latmos-accounts.ini>

=item la-allowed-values.ini

Attributes values allowed.

See L<la-allowed-values.ini>

=item la-sync-manager.ini

The setup of L<la-sync-manager>, the daemon in charge of pushing values from
primary base to others.

See L<la-sync-manager.ini>

=item la-acls.ini

Access list configuration, used by Web application

See L<la-acls.ini>

=item la-sync-list.ini

Configuration of mailing synchronisation module

See L<la-sync-list.ini>

=back

=head1 TOOLS LIST

The tools listed bellow are availlable to administrate the C<Link::Accounts>
system.

They are low level tools and are designed to be used system administrator, not
end user (unlike the web interface).

=head2 Configuration Tools

=over 4

=item la-config

Display configuration information.

L<la-config>

=item la-attributes

Display supported object and attributes.

L<la-attributes>

=item la-log-test

Send message using log functions (for testing purpose)

L<la-log-test>

=item la-acls

Check validity of ACL file (eg L<la-acls.ini>).

See: L<la-acls>

=item la-qacls

Test ACLs permission for given user over given object.

See: L<la-qacls>

=back

=head2 Base Content Tools

=over 4

=item la-cli

Interactive command line interface, include online help, completion, etc...

See L<la-cli>

=item la-create

Create an object into main base.

See L<la-create>

=item la-delete

Delete an object from main base

See L<la-delete>

=item la-edit

Modify object into main base.

See L<la-edit>


=item L<la-expired-reminder>

=item L<la-find-expired>

=item L<la-freeip>

=item L<la-graph.pl>

=item L<la-group>

=item L<la-guser>

=item la-passwd

Change the password of users.

L<la-passwd>

=item L<la-query>

=item L<la-rename>

=item L<la-rename-host>

=item L<la-rev>

=item L<la-search>

=item L<la-sync>

=item L<la-sync-manager>

=item L<la-sync-process>

=item L<la-warn-expire>

=item L<la-sql-edit-form>

=item L<la-test-mail>

=back

=head2 SQL Base Tools

=over 4

=item L<la-sql-list-request>

=item L<la-sql-loadatt>

=item L<la-sql-regatt>

=item L<la-sql-sanity>

=item L<la-sql-upgrade.in>

=item L<la-sql-valid-request>

=item L<la-sql-crypt-passwd>

=item L<la-sql-exchange-ip>

=back

=head1 BUGS

=head1 AUTHOR

Olivier Thauvin <olivier.thauvin@latmos.ipsl.fr>