Re: [cobalt-users] Solving Cobalt Problems

["Steve Buza" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> A list of
> 1. known problems(features/operations) that are broken
> 2. items than need clarification
> 3. wish list of items not in either of the above areas
>    that we'd like to see.

1. When site users are created a default webpage gets dropped
into their home directory.  We need the ability to easily modify
this template.

For example, I have several domains that do not use the RaQ
for email and I have an MX record pointed elsewhere for those
domains.  I need to be able to modify that template on a site-by-site
basis.  The customer's email address is not jdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
rather it is jdoe@xxxxxxxxxxx

This also means that I would like to be able to readily remove the
E-Mail link from the virtual /personal folder.

In addition, the User Defaults web page should have options for
email alias generation.  One of the options should be DISABLE
alias generation.

2. The Site User Suspension should actually suspend the password
rather than just modifying the shell.  This could be very easily done
by modifying User.pm to make use of the '-l' and '-u' features of passwd.
In fact I have made this modification to User.pm on my own system.
(Yes, everyone shudder.)

3. Not everyone uses the RaQ for just web services.  I authenticate
dial-up users with mine and have installed Cistron RADIUS to do that
(hence my need to modify User.pm as above).  Cobalt should have
an optional pkg for some RADIUS server.

4. I saw a great idea for a simplification of the DNS setup for new
domains a few weeks ago.  The simplification was aimed at reducing
the workload to a couple of mouse clicks for adding a couple of
default A, PTR, and MX records for each domain added.  Or at
least it might allow for adding records via a table.  I forget who posted
that link and the specifics but it looked good to me.  (??)

5. Include the OS recovery CD with the product!!

More as I think of them...

Steve