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[Thierry Carrez <thierry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Windisch wrote:
>> What implementation suboption would have your preference ? Is
>> nova-rootwrap now universally used ? Should we prefer compatibility or
>> absence of confusion ?
> 
> There is an issue of how to extend rootwrap from third-party backend
> drivers. If this was (is?) addressed, universal use of rootwrap will be
> an easier sell.

Step 1 on the blueprint[1] is about moving allowed commands (filter
definitions) from python code to configuration files in a rootwrap.d
directory. This makes plugging new commands (to accommodate plugin
needs) possible. Work in progress is in a branch on github[2].

[1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/folsom-nova-rootwrap
[2] https://github.com/ttx/nova/tree/bp/folsom-nova-rootwrap

Cheers,

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Thierry Carrez (ttx)
Release Manager, OpenStack