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== <tt>ceo</tt> == |
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<tt>ceo</tt> is the user interface with which users interact. It is implemented in Python and presents a curses-based menu system (though some |
<tt>ceo</tt> is the user interface with which users interact. It is implemented in Python and presents a curses-based menu system (though some features can also be accessed by passing command-line flags). It is installed at <tt>/usr/bin/ceo</tt> by the <tt>ceo-python</tt> Debian package. |
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When launched, users may be prompted for their password. This is used to obtain a Kerberos ticket for the [[LDAP]] service if neither a service ticket nor ticket-granting ticket are found in the cache. |
When launched, users may be prompted for their password. This is used to obtain a Kerberos ticket for the [[LDAP]] service if neither a service ticket nor ticket-granting ticket are found in the cache. |
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The following tasks are completed by creating a request which is relayed by <tt>ceoc</tt> and executed by <tt>ceod</tt> on the appropriate machine. |
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* Adding new users (members, club reps, clubs) is done on [[Machine_List#ginseng|ginseng]]. |
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* Creating MySQL databases is done on [[Machine_List#caffeine|caffeine]] since <tt>mysqld</tt> is configured to allow only local connections. |
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The library feature queries a PostgreSQL database; all other functions (at time of writing) are done over LDAP using the user's previously obtained ticket. |
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Revision as of 21:56, 7 September 2010
This is a draft of a document on the architecture of ceo.
Getting
All of these components are available in source form in the the public/pyceo.git repository. The official Debian packages are on http://debian.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/. This server should be in the APT sources list of all club machines.
Architecture
Overview
The ceo ecosystem consists of the following components:
- ceo
- a command-line interface to various club-related administation functions
- ceod
- a Kerberized daemon responsible for executing tasks requiring special access (e.g. creating Kerberos principals or MySQL databases) on behalf of the user
- ceoc
- a client program used by ceo to send messages to ceod for execution
ceo
ceo is the user interface with which users interact. It is implemented in Python and presents a curses-based menu system (though some features can also be accessed by passing command-line flags). It is installed at /usr/bin/ceo by the ceo-python Debian package.
When launched, users may be prompted for their password. This is used to obtain a Kerberos ticket for the LDAP service if neither a service ticket nor ticket-granting ticket are found in the cache.
The following tasks are completed by creating a request which is relayed by ceoc and executed by ceod on the appropriate machine.
- Adding new users (members, club reps, clubs) is done on ginseng.
- Creating MySQL databases is done on caffeine since mysqld is configured to allow only local connections.
The library feature queries a PostgreSQL database; all other functions (at time of writing) are done over LDAP using the user's previously obtained ticket.