[SAC] [OSGeo] #165: Wiki LDAP integration

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#165: Wiki LDAP integration
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 Reporter:  crschmidt   |       Owner:  astrodog
     Type:  task        |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:
Component:  Wiki        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ldap, wiki  |
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Comment (by martin):

 As far as I can tell, UserMerge works by - manually - entering two
 existing user names, one being just a source and another being the common
 destination.\\
 Maybe we can add automated matching and scripting to the process but
 apparently we're short of expertise on automating MediaWiki, therefore I
 don't know who's capable of adding the missing bits.

 I also have little confidence in the quality of EMail addresses in the
 Wiki database, because a long-term policy had been "we don't want any
 obstacles in the process of registering with OSGeo". Therefore I would
 expect a lot of garbage and false EMail addresses on the Wiki as well as
 in LDAP.\\
 That's why I proposed to ask authenticated LDAP users to provide their
 Wiki account name and vice versa in order to ensure, the matches are valid
 (at least most of them).

 Moreover, I have no idea what's going to happen when we use UserMerge for
 merging Wiki user "joe" into LDAP user "karl" while "joe" is a valid user
 name in LDAP as well. This probably means we need to resolve conflicting
 user names beforehand (see above).

 Disclaimer: Especially now, after realizing I was unable to carry out my
 own plan, I do *not* intend to hold OSGeo back from switching the Wiki
 over to LDAP authentication. I just want to add my thoughts to this
 discussion, hoping they'll help in making an educated decision.\\
 Maybe someone will even prove me to be totally wrong.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/165#comment:28>
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