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All database calls now examine the context object for information about what kind of user is accessing the data. If an administrator is accessing, full privileges are granted. If a normal user is accessing, then checks are made to ensure that the user does indeed have the rights to the data. Also refactored NovaBase and removed several methods since they would have to be changed when we move away from sqlalchemy models and begin using sqlalchemy table definitions.
The Choose Your Own Adventure README for Nova: You have come across a cloud computing fabric controller. It has identified itself as "Nova." It is apparent that it maintains compatability with the popular Amazon EC2 and S3 APIs. To monitor it from a distance: follow @novacc on twitter To tame it for use in your own cloud: read http://nova.openstack.org/getting.started.html To study its anatomy: read http://nova.openstack.org/architecture.html To disect it in detail: visit http://code.launchpad.net/nova To taunt it with its weaknesses: use http://bugs.launchpad.net/nova To watch it: http://hudson.openstack.org To hack at it: read HACKING To laugh at its PEP8 problems: http://hudson.openstack.org/job/nova-pep8/violations To cry over its pylint problems: http://hudson.openstack.org/job/nova-pylint/violations