[imp] Deleting users

[Aria Bamdad]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dietmar Rieder [mailto:adrieder at sbox.tugraz.at]
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:03 AM
> To: imp at lists.horde.org
> Cc: Aria Bamdad
> Subject: Re: [imp] Deleting users
> 
> Aria Bamdad wrote:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: imp-bounces at lists.horde.org [mailto:imp-
> bounces at lists.horde.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Dietmar Rieder
> >> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:08 PM
> >> To: imp at lists.horde.org
> >> Cc: Aria Bamdad
> >> Subject: Re: [imp] Deleting users
> >>
> >> Aria Bamdad wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have been searching for scripts or procedures to delete or rename
> a
> >> user
> >>> that is in the various horde database tables for times when you
> want
> >> to
> >>> either remove a user that no longer exists or rename a user that
> may
> >> have
> >>> changed e-mail addresses.  I have found a few very crude scripts
> that
> >>> basically delete rows from some (but not all) tables.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Are there plans in providing a administrative tool that allows for
> >> the
> >>> above?
> >>>
> >>> How do others here accomplish these tasks?
> >> http://wiki.horde.org/RemoveUserData
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>    Didi
> >
> > Thanks for the link.  I had seen these before but some of these
> scripts do
> > not remove data from all of various horde webmail components.  I was
> more
> 
> Did you carefully read the page?
> 
> There should be a section with the heading:
> "Stand-alone Perl scripts that remove user data from all Horde
> applications"
> 
> 
> > interested to know if there would ever be a tool that is built into
> the
> > administration screens that would allow for this.  It seems pretty
> 
> AFAIK there is no build in tool in the Horde GUI for deleting users,
> but
> since this is an open source project feel free to submit a patch ;-)
> 
> > elementary that something like this would be needed and one shouldn't
> have
> > to resort to home grown stuff!
> 
> Some of the scripts on that page are actually using the build in API
> functions of the Horde framework for removing user data from all Apps.
> So they should play in concert with Horde in perfect harmony.
> 
> Didi

Thanks Didi.

Yes, I am in the process of adopting your stand alone script for my purpose.
I guess my point was that this should be part of the application from the
beginning.  Thanks again.