8.1.4.1.2. cobbler.modules.authorization package

8.1.4.1.2.1. Submodules

8.1.4.1.2.2. cobbler.modules.authorization.allowall module

Authorization module that allows everything, which is the default for new Cobbler installs.

Copyright 2007-2009, Red Hat, Inc and Others Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan AT gmail>

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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

cobbler.modules.authorization.allowall.authorize(api_handle, user, resource, arg1=None, arg2=None) → bool[source]

Validate a user against a resource. NOTE: acls are not enforced as there is no group support in this module

Parameters:
  • api_handle – This parameter is not used currently.
  • user – This parameter is not used currently.
  • resource – This parameter is not used currently.
  • arg1 – This parameter is not used currently.
  • arg2 – This parameter is not used currently.
Returns:

Always True
Return type:

bool
cobbler.modules.authorization.allowall.register() → str[source]

The mandatory Cobbler module registration hook.

Returns:Always “authz”
Return type:str

8.1.4.1.2.3. cobbler.modules.authorization.configfile module

Authorization module that allow users listed in /etc/cobbler/users.conf to be permitted to access resources. For instance, when using authz_ldap, you want to use authn_configfile, not authz_allowall, which will most likely NOT do what you want.

This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU general public license.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

cobbler.modules.authorization.configfile.authorize(api_handle, user, resource, arg1=None, arg2=None) → int[source]

Validate a user against a resource. All users in the file are permitted by this module.

Parameters:
  • api_handle – This parameter is not used currently.
  • user – The user to authorize.
  • resource – This parameter is not used currently.
  • arg1 – This parameter is not used currently.
  • arg2 – This parameter is not used currently.
Returns:

“0” if no authorized, “1” if authorized.
cobbler.modules.authorization.configfile.register() → str[source]

The mandatory Cobbler module registration hook.

Returns:Always “authz”.

8.1.4.1.2.4. cobbler.modules.authorization.ownership module

Authorization module that allow users listed in /etc/cobbler/users.conf to be permitted to access resources, with the further restriction that Cobbler objects can be edited to only allow certain users/groups to access those specific objects.

Copyright 2008-2009, Red Hat, Inc and Others Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan AT gmail>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

cobbler.modules.authorization.ownership.authorize(api_handle, user, resource, arg1=None, arg2=None) → Union[bool, int][source]

Validate a user against a resource. All users in the file are permitted by this module.

Parameters:
  • api_handle – The api to resolve required information.
  • user – The user to authorize to the resource.
  • resource – The resource the user is asking for access. This is something abstract like a remove operation.
  • arg1 – This is normally the name of the specific object in question.
  • arg2 – This parameter is pointless currently. Reserved for future code.
Returns:

True or 1 if okay, otherwise False.
cobbler.modules.authorization.ownership.register() → str[source]

The mandatory Cobbler module registration hook.

Returns:Always “authz”

8.1.4.1.2.5. Module contents