[Deploying Sakai] Profile permissions

[Steve Swinsburg]

No it only converts the data.

I wrote a web service here:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/~steve.swinsburg/Additional+web+services+for+Sakai

called 'addNewToolToAllWorkspaces' which you could use to add the tool to everyone's My Workspace. It's in 2.7 and could be dropped into 2.6 SakaiScript.

Alternatively, update the !user site to add the tool and remove the old one, then delete all My Workspace sites. They'll be recreated on next login (any data in them will be untouched, like Resources)

cheers,
Steve



On 22/01/2010, at 2:36 PM, Paul Gibbs wrote:

> I think I was aware about that part from my reading, but I guess what I'm still foggy about is how it works from the user's perspective. Will the conversion process remove the old Profile tool and the page it's on from everyone's "My Workspace" worksites and replace it with the new tool on a new page (or just pull the old tool off their "Profile" page and replace it with the new one)?
> 
> Sorry for being so dense on this!
> 
> Paul
> 
> Subject: Re: [Deploying Sakai] Profile permissions
> From: steve.swinsburg at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:04:10 +1100
> CC: production at collab.sakaiproject.org
> To: pgibbsjr at hotmail.com
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Yes there is a conversion from the classic Profile to Profile2 that you can run on first startup. In fact, it just moves the images out of the binary/url field into ContentHosting if a file has been uploaded and the relevant records created in Profile2, since they both share the same backend for where the data resides (both use Sakai_PERSON_T). 
> 
> It is also backwards compatible with the classic Profile so if you try it and want to go back, you can without losing any data.
> 
> Give me a shout if you need any more info or assistance.
> 
> cheers,
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 22/01/2010, at 10:50 AM, Paul Gibbs wrote:
> 
> Yes, you have a good point there. I'll look at it more closely. Not sure I have time right now to implement this, but I'll look at it. Thanks for your time. I notice that Profile2 is going to be in 2.7. If schools migrate from 2.6.x to 2.7, will the upgrade migrate everyone's Profile tool in their My Workspace sites over to the new Profile tool?
> 
> At this point, I just really wish there were an existing PhotoService extension (similar to what David mentioned) that would allow me to use URLs for student IDs instead of using the blob field. But that's over my head at this point. I guess I'll just have to wait on this issue.
> 
> Paul
> 
> Subject: Re: [Deploying Sakai] Profile permissions
> From: steve.swinsburg at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:07:26 +1100
> CC: production at collab.sakaiproject.org
> To: pgibbsjr at hotmail.com
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> The Profile tool doesn't look at the Account for any information. So the info in the Profile and the Account quickly gets out of sync. The email address  you add to the Profile isn't checked when sending emails either, only the one in the Account is.
> 
> I would highly recommend adding Profile2 to your installation if possible, as it overcomes these limitations (email changes are synced and can only be changed if the system permits it, a user's name comes from Account).
> 
> cheers,
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> On 22/01/2010, at 8:39 AM, Paul Gibbs wrote:
> 
> (Sorry for so many e-mails this week...!)
> 
> I do not want my users to be able to modify their e-mail addresses using Sakai's Account or Profile tools. For the Account tool, this was easy--I was able to uncheck the "usr.upd.own" options in the realm settings. However, I can't find corresponding way to restrict e-mail address changes in the Profile tool. Actually, I couldn't find any realm settings for the Profile tool at all. Are there none? Or is there someplace else I need to look for those?
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Paul Gibbs
> Lansdale, Pennsylvania
> 
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