[james-project] 06/18: JAMES-3594 Document group/role based access restrictions as experimental

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commit e483dc704313f11d59fe6fa7908548051198dbf6
Author: Benoit Tellier <bt...@linagora.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Jun 8 09:59:34 2021 +0700

    JAMES-3594 Document group/role based access restrictions as experimental
---
 .../org/apache/james/user/ldap/ReadOnlyUsersLDAPRepository.java     | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/data/data-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/james/user/ldap/ReadOnlyUsersLDAPRepository.java b/server/data/data-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/james/user/ldap/ReadOnlyUsersLDAPRepository.java
index 78faa16..2f8e309 100644
--- a/server/data/data-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/james/user/ldap/ReadOnlyUsersLDAPRepository.java
+++ b/server/data/data-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/james/user/ldap/ReadOnlyUsersLDAPRepository.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import org.apache.james.user.lib.UsersRepositoryImpl;
  * This repository implementation serves as a bridge between Apache James and
  * LDAP. It allows James to authenticate users against an LDAP compliant server
  * such as Apache DS or Microsoft AD. It also enables role/group based access
- * restriction based on LDAP groups.
+ * restriction based on LDAP groups (role/group based access are experimental
+ * and untested, contributions welcomed).
  * </p>
  * <p>
  * It is intended for organisations that already have a user-authentication and
@@ -167,6 +168,9 @@ import org.apache.james.user.lib.UsersRepositoryImpl;
  * the &quot;&lt;restriction&gt;&quot; sections.</li>
  * </ul>
  * </p>
+ * <p><b>WARNING</b>: group/role based access restrictions is currently untested and should
+ * be considered experimental. Use at your own risks. Contributions to strengthen that part
+ * of the code base are welcomed.</p>
  *
  * <p>
  * The following parameters may be used to adjust the underlying socket settings:

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