[horde] storing extra user information

[Kate Harris]

Quoting "Ian P. Christian" <pookey at pookey.co.uk>:

> I wish to extend the user data stored in horde.
> 
> Currently, the SQL backend only supports username and password.  I want to
> extend this to store a UID, GID, homedirectlry, shell password, shell,
> address,
> real name, email address etc. etc.
> 
> What would be the best method of doing this?

Use LDAP.  If your site is using NIS, it may be worth considering
swapping to LDAP as a site-wide directory service that Horde
can then hook into, rather than having two different systems
holding the same information.

K
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