On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, Stephen Jones wrote:
> But the main problem with any change in this area is : the security
> mechanisms in the Grid software are the most beaten-up modules in the
> entire system, as far as I can see. They've really piled change on
> change on change in that area. Hence it's a thing I always would handle
> with kid gloves - it's very easy to make it fall apart at which point
> your site is down!
>
What would the RPM have in there? Basically just what is in
/etc/grid-security/vomsdir and in /etc/vomses, isn't it?
> So, basically, I'm afraid of changing to a new way! I could always
> release RPMs as well as maintain the old standard. But would people take
> it up?
>
Well, if you could do both things, then maybe we could try it out until
the next GridPP meeting and discuss how/if people used it then?
I would be happy to try it out on our site and report back our experience
with it.
And if more people pick it up, it could make things much easier for the
future.
Cheers,
Marcus
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