[galaxy-dev] LDAP group data synchronization

Dear galaxy developers, I'm currently trying to establish galaxy at the UFZ research center in Leipzig. I have some questions on how to match the infrastructure of galaxy and and our local infrastructure. I would be really happy about some comments on my ideas. Galaxy external authentication via LDAP is already working -- worked like a charm :) How to integrate LDAP group data into galaxy? My idea would be to regularly sync the groups and user-group associations from LDAP to galaxy via the API/bioblend. Adding groups and user-group associations should be no problem, but how about removing users, groups, or associations? Are there any pitfalls that I need to consider? How about data associated with deleted users? Maybe there are already some scripts around that I could build upon? Best, Matthias P.S. I'm afraid that I ask quite a lot of questions at the moment. I hope that I will be soon able to contribute a bit. -- ------------------------------------------- Matthias Bernt Bioinformatics Service Molekulare Systembiologie (MOLSYB) Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ/ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Phone +49 341 235 482296, m.bernt(a)ufz.de, www.ufz.de Sitz der Gesellschaft/Registered Office: Leipzig Registergericht/Registration Office: Amtsgericht Leipzig Handelsregister Nr./Trade Register Nr.: B 4703 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: MinDirig Wilfried Kraus Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer/Scientific Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Georg Teutsch Administrative Geschäftsführerin/ Administrative Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Heike Graßmann -------------------------------------------