[rt-users] LDAP with ExternalAuth, adding autocreated users to groups

[Ivan Voras]

2009/11/16 Mike Peachey <mike.peachey at jennic.com>:
> Ivan Voras wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to configure RT3.8 to authenticate via LDAP - which
>> apprently goes well, but the users from LDAP are autocreated in rt3
>> without some useful properties.
>>
>> I'd like them to:
>>
>> * Automatically be assigned to a specific group
>
> Not currently possible unless you write the extra code.

Heh, I thought so. Somehow I don't think I'd be the only one to notice
rt3 is somewhat convoluted and unmodular :)

>> * That the new user gets whatever the "Let this user be granted
>> rights" checkbox does in user management
>
> This is done with:
>
> Set($AutoCreate, {Privileged => 1});

Ok, it's a start. With this I could just add the default properties to
the "Privileged" user group - are there any unforseen consequences to
this?