GTT: Announce & Question

[Paul Lussier]

In a message dated: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 09:18:45 CDT
Linas Vepstas said:

>double-choco-latte requires an admin to install & configure apache,
>install and configure php, set up security, set up accounts, etc.
>which is a challenge for a non-programmer, and impossible for a
>non-'power-user'.

Why is it that all these great and wonderful database-backed php 
applications exist, but also require you to create accounts for users 
in them instead of using an already existing authentication scheme 
like the local /etc/passwd file, NIS, LDAP, etc. ?

Like I, as a sysadmin, want more places I need to add/delete accounts 
from.  I just don't get it.

Sorry, just ranting here :)

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Seeya,
Paul
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