Automatic application provisioning
User preferences and configuration information are determined automatically when a user account is created. The configuration information is derived from service configuration files. The user account and configuration information is stored in a directory such that it is accessible by a client and applied to applications executing on the client.
1. A method, comprising:
storing predetermined service information on a server, where the service information includes information for configuring services for a plurality of users and where the service information does not include information specific to a particular user;
creating, on the server, a user record in response to the creation of a user account for a user, the user record including user-specific information;
automatically provisioning user-specific configuration information on the server for services associated with the user account by combining the predetermined service information with the user-specific information, where the user-specific configuration information determines how services accessed using respective applications running on a particular client will be configured on the client for the user in order to provide user access to the services;
appending the user-specific configuration information to the user record;
storing the user record on the server;
receiving a request at the server from the client for the configuration information of the user; and
copying the configuration information from the user record to the client.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
synchronizing passwords between the server and the client.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a connection request for services at the server based on the user-specific configuration information.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the user record in a LDAP directory; and
storing the user-specific configuration information as an attribute in the user record.
5. The method of claim 1 , where workgroup services are automatically configured for the user based on the user-specific configuration information.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the services include one or more of e-mail and chat.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
storing predetermined service information on a server, where the service information includes information for configuring services for a plurality of users and where the service information does not include information specific to a particular user;
creating, on the server, a user record in response to the creation of a user account for a user, the user record including user-specific information;
automatically provisioning user-specific configuration information on the server for services associated with the user account by combining the predetermined service information with the user-specific information, where the user-specific configuration information determines how services accessed using respective applications running on a particular client will be configured on the client for the user in order to provide user access to the services;
appending the user-specific configuration information to the user record;
storing the user record on the server;
receiving a request at the server from the client for the configuration information of the user; and
copying the configuration information from the user record to the client.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions cause:
synchronizing passwords between the server and the client.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions cause:
receiving a connection request for services at the server based on the user-specific configuration information.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions cause:
storing the user record in a LDAP directory; and
storing the user-specific configuration information as an attribute in the user record.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , where workgroup services are automatically configured for the user based on the user-specific configuration information.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the services include one or more of e-mail and chat.
13. A system comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, causes:
storing predetermined service information on a server, where the service information includes information for configuring services for a plurality of users and where the service information does not include information specific to a particular user;
creating, on the server, a user record in response to the creation of a user account for a user, the user record including user-specific information;
automatically provisioning user-specific configuration information on the server for services associated with the user account by combining the predetermined service information with the user-specific information, where the user-specific configuration information determines how services accessed using respective applications running on a particular client will be configured on the client for the user in order to provide user access to the services;
appending the user-specific configuration information to the user record;
storing the user record on the server;
receiving a request at the server from the client for the configuration information of the user; and
copying the configuration information from the user record to the client.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause:
synchronizing passwords between the server and the client.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause:
receiving a connection request for services at the server based on the user-specific configuration information.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause:
storing the user record in a LDAP directory; and
storing the user-specific configuration information as an attribute in the user record.
17. The system medium of claim 13 , where workgroup services are automatically configured for the user based on the user-specific configuration information.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the services include one or more of e-mail and chat.