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System-config-authentication backend functionality

Here is list of all functions, which should boot backend provide

User Information

what where
Enable/Disable support for NIS, LDAP, Hesiod, Winbind ???
Set NIS domain ???
Set NIS server ???
Set LDAP Search base DN ???
Set LDAP Server ???
Set usage of TLS in LDAP ???
Set Hesiod LHS ???
Set Hesiod RHS ???
Set Winbind Domain ???
Set Security Model (one from list) ???
Set Winbind ADS Realm ???
Set Winbind Domain Controllers ???
Set Template Shell (one from list) ???
Set allowance of offline login ???
Join Domain??? ???

Other

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