Hello,
We're working on integrating our EPrints installation with the
University LDAP/AD. A couple of issues have been raised which I'm
assuming all of you have had to face, and I'm hoping you can tell us how
you resolved them.
Here's are Computing Services concerns:
Firstly the AD accounts are not unique in perpetuity,
i.e. John Smith (jsmith) works here, leaves, then Joan Smith joins, her
account will also be jsmith. Will the repository show all Johns
submissions as hers. This also means that the Email address for deleted
accounts should be removed.
Secondly, name changes, how will they be handled ie
when Joan marries F Bloggs, how will any submissions she made as jsmith
be shown.
These problems are not unique to the repository, we are currently
working through the same issues for Blackboard as we move to using the
AD as our source for staff accounts.
One aspect that may be more of an issue for the repository than other
applications is the extent to which the information is made available to
external search engines.
Thank you for any help with this,
Joss
Joss Winn
Project Officer
Centre for Educational Research & Development
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
Tel: 01522 886759
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