[auton-users] LDAP enabled computing nodes (Neill1, Neill2, and ...)

[predragp at andrew.cmu.edu]

Dear Autonians,


After a week and half fighting security certificates and TLS connections
between computing nodes/desktops and new LDAP server I have things 100%
under control. This is the last bit I needed to complete rebuilding Auton
Lab computer infrastructure.

Computing nodes Neill1, Neill2, my desktop (as a proof of concept) are
hooked to new LDAP server as of this morning. I have as of this morning 16
out of 60 or something Auton Lab users in LDAP data base. My plan is to
migrate info of the members of Neill's group tonight and tomorrow morning
so that Neill group can migrate from old to new hardware (including home
directories on the new file server). Desktop conversion to LDAP will start
tomorrow after 5 pm and hopefully be finished by Monday morning. The
further conversion of all computing nodes to LDAP will be continued next
week.

In order to be able to use computing nodes which are plugged into LDAP you
will a new password. There are two options.

1. I randomly generate and e-mail password for you.
2. You stop by my office and type the password of choice into hash generator.

Note that very simple version of LDAP which we use in the lab will not
allow users to change the password. I do not care for your passwords and
if you could e-mail me SSHA hashes of your password (slappasswd -h {SSHA})
I would be happy to but them into the data base.


Most Kind Regards,
Predrag