Re: [gentoo-dev] Directory services (was Re: [gentoo-dev] maybe it is time to put portage queries into a database.)

[Zack Gilburd]

On Friday 27 June 2003 05:58 am, Rigo Ketelings wrote:
> Op vr 27-06-2003, om 14:23 schreef Eric Sammer:
> > Just to add something to my last email about portage and database /
> > directory services...
> >
> > While talking to my wife this morning (a sysadmin and security
> > professional and fellow gentoo user) about this situation, we realized
> > something else about portage in openldap. This would (or could,
> > depending on implementation) severely limit the rsync bottle neck by
> > allowing for a hierarchy of directory servers to be replicated from by
> > users.
>
> I REALLY like this idea..

I /tried/ using LDAP as my authentication for pam a while back, in hopes of 
having a nice, network-wide, roaming profile.  However, such hopes were 
quickly shattered once I got authentication going even locally.  My login 
attempts would take /quite/ a while and it was very inefficient.  I would 
rather see a MySQL database.

> >  With clever use of referals and replication, you could
> > effectively remove the rsync issues of bandwidth and the
> > "stop-syncing-so-often-it's-rude" problem. Updates to portage would be
> > propagated down the line when commited moving a smaller (but steady)
> > stream of traffic rather than unpredictable bursts (note: that's an
> > assumption). This would eliminate the need for 'emerge sync' (in theory).
> >
> > Again, this is all very academic as the data to back up these ideas is
> > out of the public eye (thankfully). Maybe just food for thought...
> >
> > Thanks to all devs for all the great work.
>
> Yup, can't say that enough too ;)...

Granted I am incorrect about my assertions above, I would like to see this 
*work* in a real-world situation before I say, "Yea, sure, let's give LDAP a 
try..."

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