mod_edir functionality is not in OES

  • 7011572
  • 03-Jan-2013
  • 28-Jan-2013

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux Support Pack 1
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 2

Situation

On a NetWare server (for several versions now) the ability to utilize the
mod_edir Apache module has made it possible for administrator to have
decentralized home directories for users (home directories on multiple servers
not necessarily with web servers on them, all NetWare) with a single web server
providing access to each user's home directory's public_html directory.  This
enables user0 on serverA to have a home directory that shows up directly on
(for example) www.novell.com/~user0 and user1 on serverB to have a URL of
www.novell.com/~user1 .  Administration of this type of environment is very
simple as long as the 'public_html' directory exists, is readable by Apache,
and the home directory is specified for the user properly in eDirectory.

In OES2 / OES11 there is no ability to do this as simply as with NetWare.

Resolution