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diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py b/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
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+import os
+import pwd, crypt, nis
+
+"""Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
+
+__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
+
+class NISAUTHError(Exception):
+    """NISAUTHError is raised when somehting goes boom."""
+    pass
+
+class nisauth(object):
+    group_test = False
+#    check_member_of = os.environ['LDAP_CHECK_MBR_OF_GRP']
+    samAcctName = None
+    distinguishedName = None
+    sAMAccountName = None
+    telephoneNumber = None
+    title = None
+    memberOf = None
+    department = None #this will be a list
+    mail = None
+    extensionAttribute1 = None #badgenumber
+    badge_no = None
+    uid = None
+
+    def __init__(self,login,passwd=None):
+        """get user profile from NIS"""
+        try:
+            p = pwd.getpwnam(login)
+            print p
+        except:
+            raise NISAUTHError('username')
+        # check user password using crypt and 2 character salt from passwd file
+        if p[1] == crypt.crypt(passwd, p[1][:2]):
+            # check to see if user is in valid support groups
+            # will have to include these groups in a settings file eventually
+            if not login in nis.match('support', 'group.byname').split(':')[-1].split(','):
+                raise NISAUTHError('group')
+            self.uid = p[2]
+            print self.uid
+        else:
+            raise NISAUTHError('password')