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Updated Autodir-HOWTO.xml with reference to new author and  pointers to information.
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<!-- Use "HOWTO", "mini HOWTO", "FAQ" in title, if appropriate --> <!-- Use "HOWTO", "mini HOWTO", "FAQ" in title, if appropriate -->
<title>Autodir HOWTO</title> <title>Autodir HOWTO</title>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Francesco Paolo</firstname>
<surname>Lovergine</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>Debian Project</orgname>
<!-- Valid email...spamblock/scramble if so desired -->
<address><email>frankie &lt;&gt; debian dot org</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author> <author>
<firstname>Venkata Ramana</firstname> <firstname>Venkata Ramana</firstname>
<surname>Enaganti</surname> <surname>Enaganti</surname>
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<address><email>ramana &lt;&gt; intraperson dot com</email></address> <address><email>ramana &lt;&gt; intraperson dot com</email></address>
</affiliation> </affiliation>
</author> </author>
</authorgroup>
<editor> <editor>
<firstname>Rahul</firstname> <firstname>Rahul</firstname>
<surname>Sundaram</surname> <surname>Sundaram</surname>
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</editor> </editor>
<!-- All dates specified in ISO "YYYY-MM-DD" format --> <!-- All dates specified in ISO "YYYY-MM-DD" format -->
<pubdate>2004-09-23</pubdate> <pubdate>2023-12-23</pubdate>
<!-- Most recent revision goes at the top; list in descending order --> <!-- Most recent revision goes at the top; list in descending order -->
<revhistory id="revhistory"> <revhistory id="revhistory">
<revision>
<revnumber>1.05</revnumber>
<date>2023-12-23</date>
<authorinitials>FPL</authorinitials>
<revremark>Review requested by current maintainer</revremark>
</revision>
<revision> <revision>
<revnumber>1.04</revnumber> <revnumber>1.04</revnumber>
<date>2007-5-25</date> <date>2007-5-25</date>
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<para> <para>
Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Send Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Send
your additions, comments and criticisms to the following your additions, comments and criticisms to the following
email address : <email>ramana &lt;&gt; intraperson dot com</email>. email address : <email>frankie &lt;&gt; debian dot org</email>.
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
<title>New Versions of this Document</title> <title>New Versions of this Document</title>
<para>The latest version of this HOWTO will be made available from <ulink url="http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/">http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/</ulink>.</para> <para>The latest version of this HOWTO will be made available from <ulink url="https://github.com/fpl/autodir/">https://github.com/fpl/autodir/</ulink>.</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2 id="credits"> <sect2 id="credits">
<title>Credits / Contributors</title> <title>Credits / Contributors</title>
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<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Before going into the details...</title> <title>Before going into the details...</title>
<para>After releasing intraperson beta, I started working on a administration guide that deals with the administration aspects of <emphasis role="bold">intraPerson</emphasis>. For more details check <ulink url="http://www.intraperson.com" />. But I was stuck with one simple thing. It is easy to create users in LDAP - at least I think so - but how to create home directories for those users in LDAP wherever those LDAP accounts are imported?</para> <para>After releasing his software intraperson beta, Ramana started working on a administration guide that deals with the administration aspects of <emphasis role="bold">intraPerson</emphasis>. But he was stuck with one simple thing. It is easy to create users in LDAP - at least I think so - but how to create home directories for those users in LDAP wherever those LDAP accounts are imported?</para>
<para>I found some solutions, but I was not satisfied as every solution has serious drawbacks. After leafing through the Autofs documents and hacking a bit, I came to the conclusion that the Autofs protocol might offer a much better solution to this challenge.</para> <para>Ramana found some solutions, but he was not satisfied as every solution has serious drawbacks. After leafing through the Autofs documents and hacking a bit, he came to the conclusion that the Autofs protocol might offer a much better solution to this challenge.</para>
<para>The result is <emphasis role="bold">Autodir</emphasis>, based on the Autofs protocol.</para> <para>The result is <emphasis role="bold">Autodir</emphasis>, based on the Autofs protocol.</para>
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<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Getting Autodir</title> <title>Getting Autodir</title>
<para>At this moment <emphasis role="bold">Autodir</emphasis> is available in tar and rpm formats. More information can be found at <ulink url="http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/">http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/</ulink>.</para> <para>At this moment <emphasis role="bold">Autodir</emphasis> is available in the main archive of Debian GNU/Linux and all its derivative distribution, including Ubuntu. Source repository is hosted on Github at <ulink url="https://github.com/fpl/autodir/">https://github.com/fpl/autodir/</ulink>.</para>
<para>After downloading the source, follow these simple steps to install :</para> <para>After downloading the source, follow these simple steps to install :</para>
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<sect1 id="moreinfo"> <sect1 id="moreinfo">
<title>Further Information</title> <title>Further Information</title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Mailing list for autodir </emphasis><ulink url="http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/intraperson-autodir">http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/intraperson-autodir</ulink>.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Official website is at <ulink url="https://github.com/fpl/autodir/">https://github.com/fpl/autodir/</ulink>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Official website is at <ulink url="http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/">http://www.intraperson.com/autodir/</ulink>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Autofs mailing list <ulink url="http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs">http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs</ulink>.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Autofs mailing list <ulink url="http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs">http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs</ulink>.</para></listitem>