web interface

[omar-hijab]

Because many organizations use the Microsoft ecosystem, this OneDrive client is very useful, to say the least.

At my University, I run a Linux server that is used by students and faculty for various projects. Automating Unix account creation is easy and I setup a webform for department admins to add such accounts.

Adding OneDrive syncing cannot be automated because each user has to authorize their client. For this, I set up an Ajax webform
(with appropriate safeguards)

that runs a Python cgi script which in turn runs a bash script that activates the client. The webform is idempotent - if the client is already active, it only syncs. This is useful for impatient people who can't wait 5 minutes for their web pages to sync.