Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 10:55:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SQL Interface - very wild idea (WAS: Browser interface) Message-ID: <199710021452.KAA11347@gatekeeper.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <199710021253.IAA10563@radford.i-plus.net>
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And how exactly does one repair this monstrosity when it suffers from corruption? I can edit a passwd file manually from a shell given from a fixit floppy, how does one repair a damaged database? On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Troy Settle wrote: > Maybe my mind if fried from going too long without sleep, but... > > Just minutes before reading Pete's post about using a database look-alike > for system administration, I was thinking that a pure database for all > system configuration would be quite interesting. Similar to the Windows > registry. > > Having an extensible SQL/ODBC system would be ideal for both local and > network configuration, user management, etc... The only drawback, would be > the loss of simple text configurations that could be edited with a simple > editor, but by moving slowly and carefully, we could end up with command > line, curses, X, and web interfaces that will all work in a very similar > way, providing easy access to various databases: > > - a user's database could be used for many things, password files, access > logs (local, radius, etc). This would be especially useful in an ISP or > academic environment. > - a host database could be used for local configuration information > (fstab, host info, dns info, network database info, manpath, checksums, > etc...) > - a network database, consisting of all your hosts' databases and more, > could be used to keep all your network configurations handy and in order > > Basically, it comes down to the fact that if we keep doing what UNIX has > always done, UNIX will never grow. Today's computing needs require > ingenuity and thought. > > I don't have the resources or the skills to take this idea much further, and > I know there's problems with security, accessability, implementation, and > compatibility. Even taking this into consideration, I think it could be > done. Perhaps something to work towards in FreeBSD 4.0? Maybe even set a > new industry standard? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@time.cdrom.com> > To: Peter Korsten <peter@grendel.IAEhv.nl> > Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Wednesday, October 01, 1997 5:56 PM > Subject: Re: Browser interface (I changed the subject) > > > > >> OK, what did I forget in this magnificent plan? :) > > > >Your sense of reality. I think none of this stands a chance of > >happening unless you truncate your goalset accordingly. ;-) > > > > Jordan > > > > > Jamie Bowden System Administrator, iTRiBE.net Abusenet: The Misinformation Superhighway
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