On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 04:56:42PM -0800, Ricardo Newbery wrote:
I've done WebDAV setups before. I'm assuming you are suggesting just
setting up WebDAV access to the Domain Admin's web file space. Okay,
I guess that will work. But ever try explaining WebDAV to your
average non-webtech-savvy client?
Agreed--the explanation is a bit of overhead, but once setup it "just
works" (usually).
Alternately, I guess I could also just set up yet another file
management web app in addition to CPX but again... one more app to
explain, train, and support. This is the solution I'm currently
leaning toward.
A CPX integrated solution would be much easier to demonstrate and to
train people how to use.
I also agree here; I'll be sure to pass my notes along to product
management.
Okay... so, assuming this description of the CPX security model is
accurate, let me try to suggest a possible solution.
As a Server Admin, when you add a domain, you are given the option to
assign the domain to a previously defined User. This user then
becomes the Domain Admin for that Domain. A useful option here would
be a second optional user field in case you want to assign a
different user to 'own' the domain's web files from the user assigned
to be the Domain Admin. This makes it possible to assign the "manage
web files" feature at domain creation time a bit more flexibly and
also conveniently solves the quota allocation side issue at the same
time.
This option seems like it can be added without doing any violence to
the CPX model. Any thoughts?
Sure, but it would require more design changes that what I was
proposing, which is allow end users the ability to manage (as a new
"service" or "privilege") some of the same things that a domain admin
does.
For example, a DA can select a particular end user and grant them
"domain document root file manager" privs (or some easy-to-understand
phrasing) or grant them "domain email address management" so that the
end user can add/edit/remove email addresses using the email address
management tab, etc.
In any case, none of this has been designed yet; our UI team will be
looking at this as part of a future enhancement and decide what is
best.
Scott