Hi, All CloudStack DB entities (VM, storage, network etc.) have an owner field which is mostly the account. An account can have multiple users so just by looking at the resource (say VM) it’s not possible to make out which user in the account (owner or account_id field in the db row of the entity) created it. CloudStack users may want to know this information for at least entities such as VMs and Volumes.
Historically, why is the account owner of an entity and not a user? If user were the owner, we could easily get the account Id using the user Id. One solution to fix this problem is to refactor and replace Account (interface) usage with UserAccount (interface) usage, fix the DAO and resource layer, and add columns in the schema. This gets us all the information we need to determine domainId, AccountId and Id (the user ID). Should we do it for all entities or just keep status quo (use account as owners), or just fix it on-demand basis for specific entities such as for user VMs [1]. [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7908 Regards, Rohit Yadav Software Architect, ShapeBlue M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
