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The Filesystem Group Service uses directories and files with lists of IDs to model groups and their members in a group system. It's a quick way to get up and running and experimenting with groups.
Documentation
Read the
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uPortal Filesystem group service documentation, which
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includes a tutorial.
Possible Enhancements
We could use something like Commons VFS to present the service with a virtual filesystemput a layer between the Filesystem store and the underlying store. This could make it possible to use a wide range of sources, including zip files, ftp and webdav.