On 23 Jan 2018, at 14:44, Rob Crittenden via FreeIPA-users <freeipa-users@lists.fedorahosted.org> wrote:

But why?

Is it because the hardware is so cheap? Is it better/easier/cheaper than
running it in a VM on an existing box? Is it merely for the "fun" factor
(and I'm not disparaging it, I do lots of things just to see if it can
be done).

rob

There are a couple of applications actually, I’m currently trying to build an access control system based on an IPA replica that runs *on* the door, using the existing replication mechanisms. This way, even if networking is down, as long as the door has power, I can open it.

Aljaž Srebrnič a.k.a g5pw

My public key: https://g5pw.me/key

Key fingerprint = 2109 8131 60CA 01AF 75EC 01BF E140 E1EE A54E E677