[Bugs] #916 NORM: Allow SoaS to register with an XS server

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#916: Allow SoaS to register with an XS server
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    Reporter:  hamiltonchua  |          Owner:  sdz                        
        Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Normal        |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  SoaS          |        Version:  Unspecified                
    Severity:  Unspecified   |     Resolution:                             
    Keywords:                |   Distribution:  Unspecified                
Status_field:  Unconfirmed   |  
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Comment(by hamiltonchua):

 Everyone,

 I have uploaded new modified versions of ds-backup.py and schoolserver.py
 as well as patches you can apply to the original files.

 We have been testing this and so far so good.

 Please help us test further.

 @martin.langhoff

 The original ds-backup.py script from the rpm has one rsync using -a and
 another using -z. I have modified it so that they both use -z.

 The UUID is now also generated purely using random hexdigits, it no longer
 users the mac address.

 Also, I noticed that schoolserver.py stores the backup_url into gconf. In
 the ds-backup.py script the backup_url is hard coded. Backup seems to be
 working in spite of the hard code. Is there a need to modify it so that it
 reads the bacup_url given by the XS server ?

 @tomeu

 I would like to use this ticket to monitor the progress of this feature.
 The patch I created before will not work with the backup and restore when
 executed via cron so it must be discarded and not applied.

 The new patches I have prepared changes the way we store the uuid and sn
 so that the backup script which runs via a cron can still retrieve these
 values.

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