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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class ldap_installer {
+  static function install() {
+    module::set_version("ldap", 1);
+    $root = item::root();
+    foreach (identity::groups() as $group) {
+      module::event("group_created", $group);
+      access::allow($group, "view", $root);
+      access::allow($group, "view_full", $root);
+    }
+
+    $admin = identity::lookup_user_by_name("admin");
+    Database::instance()->query("UPDATE {items} SET owner_id = {$admin->id}");
+  }
+
+  static function uninstall() {
+    // Delete all groups so that we give other modules an opportunity to clean up
+    foreach (identity::groups() as $group) {
+      module::event("group_deleted", $group);
+    }
+  }
+}
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