Add function to retrieve a short list of attributes to make ipa-adddelegation

easier to use.

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ipa-admintools/ipa-adddelegation b/ipa-admintools/ipa-adddelegation
index 62b4b96e8..5b5a34de1 100644
--- a/ipa-admintools/ipa-adddelegation
+++ b/ipa-admintools/ipa-adddelegation
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def parse_options():
                       help="The source group name")
     parser.add_option("-t", "--target", dest="target",
                       help="The target group name")
+    parser.add_option("-l", "--list", dest="list", action="store_true",
+                      help="List common attributes (this is not an exhaustive list)")
     parser.add_option("--usage", action="store_true",
                       help="Program usage")
 
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ def main():
 
     options, args = parse_options()
 
+    if options.list:
+        client = ipaclient.IPAClient()
+        list = client.get_all_attrs()
+
+        for x in list:
+            print x
+        return 0
+
     if len(args) != 2:
         print "args is %s" % len(args)
         usage()
diff --git a/ipa-admintools/man/ipa-adddelegation.1 b/ipa-admintools/man/ipa-adddelegation.1
index 5eaba52aa..5a269646f 100644
--- a/ipa-admintools/man/ipa-adddelegation.1
+++ b/ipa-admintools/man/ipa-adddelegation.1
@@ -27,24 +27,28 @@ ipa\-adddelegation [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIname\fR
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 Adds a delegation named \fIname\fR.
 
-A delegation is used to grant access to certain attributes from one group to another.
+A delegation is used to grant write access to certain attributes from one group to another.
 
-For example, a secretary group may be granted access to modify the phone attribute of all users in a manager's group.
+For example, a secretary group may be granted write access to modify the phone attribute of all users in a manager's group.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .TP 
 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-attributes\fR=\fIATTRIBUTES\fR
 A comma\-separated list of the the \f[SM]attributes\fR that may be written by the source group.
-
+.TP 
+\fB\-l\fR
+Provide a list of common attribute names. This is not an exhaustive list.
 .TP 
 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-source\fR=\fISOURCE\fR
 The name of the group that is being granted write permission.
-
 .TP 
 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\fR=\fITARGET\fR
 The name of the group that will be written to.
-
 .PP 
 All arguments are mandatory.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.TP
+ipa\-adddelegation \-a telephonenumber,facsimiletelephonenumber,mobile \-s secretaries \-t everyone phones
+Create a delegation named phones that will let anyone in the secretaries group edit the phone numbers of anyone in the group everyone.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 0 if the delegation was added successfully