[Owncloud] Database - Concept/Questions

[Andre van Eyssen]

On Thu, 23 May 2013, Andrzej Kwiatkowski wrote:

> 1. Upgrading database - using MDB2 and upgrading in this way generating a lot 
> of problems if you use one database with another application (for example we 
> would like to use one db with users (but another users backend than this in 
> OC)  database to setup foreign keys).

If you're using anything as a central authentication platform, LDAP is the 
way to go. LDAP is flexible and standards based and is ultimately the 
correct way to handle multiple applications with identical authentication.

LDAP isn't perfect, but with a well designed implementation, it's pretty 
easy to authenticate files, calendar, mail, contacts, applications and the 
like against LDAP.

> 2. If i put new version in very busy installation there is no guaranty that 
> admin will see upgrade page, not the normal user. Maybe some other mechanism 
> for upgrading ? or some upgrading link maybe.

Administrators subscribe a -announce mailing list; get announcements as to 
when they need to look at upgrades. Ultimately, there is a degree of 
responsibility for software currency that has to land on the 
administrator's workload.

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