diff --git a/lam/lib/tools.inc b/lam/lib/tools.inc
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+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes functions to manage LAM tools.
+*
+* @package tools
+* @author Roland Gruber
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Returns the tools which are available for LAM.
+ *
+ * @return array list of LAMtool classes
+ */
+function getTools() {
+	$toolsDirName = dirname(__FILE__) . '/tools';
+	$toolsDir = dir($toolsDirName);
+	$entry = $toolsDir->read();
+	// include all files in the tools directory
+	while ($entry) {
+		if ((substr($entry, strlen($entry) - 4, 4) == '.inc') && is_file($toolsDirName . '/'.$entry)) {
+			include_once($toolsDirName . '/'.$entry);
+		}
+		$entry = $toolsDir->read();
+	}
+	// find tools classes
+	$classList = get_declared_classes();
+	$return = array();
+	for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($classList); $i++) {
+		if (in_array('LAMTool', class_implements($classList[$i]))) {
+			$return[] = $classList[$i];
+		}
+	}
+	return $return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents a tool.
+ * LAM will scan lib/tools/*.inc for classes which implement this interface. There will be an
+ * entry on the tools page inside LAM for each found class (if it matches the security level).
+ * A LAMTool only specifies name, description and location of a tool. The tool functionality
+ * is provided by the target page.
+ *
+ * @author Roland Gruber
+ * @package tools
+ */
+interface LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName();
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink();
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition();
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/fileUpload.inc b/lam/lib/tools/fileUpload.inc
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+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the file upload tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * File upload
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolFileUpload implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("File upload");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("Creates accounts by uploading a CSV formated file.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "masscreate.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'up.gif';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 200;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/ouEditor.inc b/lam/lib/tools/ouEditor.inc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/tools/ouEditor.inc
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+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the OU editor tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * OU editor
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolOUEditor implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("OU editor");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("Manages OU objects in your LDAP tree.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "ou_edit.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'ou.png';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 300;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/pdfEdit.inc b/lam/lib/tools/pdfEdit.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cacac4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/tools/pdfEdit.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the PDF editor tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * PDF editor
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolPDFEditor implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("PDF editor");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("This tool allows you to customize the PDF pages.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "pdfedit/pdfmain.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'pdf.png';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 400;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/profileEditor.inc b/lam/lib/tools/profileEditor.inc
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index 00000000..beed9171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/tools/profileEditor.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the profile editor tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Profile editor
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolProfileEditor implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("Profile editor");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("Here you can manage your account profiles.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "profedit/profilemain.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'edit.png';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 100;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/schemaBrowser.inc b/lam/lib/tools/schemaBrowser.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adb6502f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/tools/schemaBrowser.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the schema browser tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Schema browser
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolSchemaBrowser implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("Schema browser");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("Here you can browse LDAP object classes and attributes.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "schema/schema.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'schemaBrowser.png';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 500;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/lam/lib/tools/tests.inc b/lam/lib/tools/tests.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c032ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lam/lib/tools/tests.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2009  Roland Gruber
+
+  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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+/**
+* This file includes the test tool specification.
+*
+* @author Roland Gruber
+* @package tools
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Tests page
+ * 
+ * @package tools
+ */ 
+class toolTests implements LAMTool {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string name
+	 */
+	 function getName() {
+	 	return _("Tests");
+	 }
+	
+	/**
+	 * returns a description text for the tool.
+	 * 
+	 * @return string description
+	 */
+	function getDescription() {
+		return _("Here you can test if certain LAM features work on your installation.");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a link to the tool page (relative to templates/).
+	 * 
+	 * @return string link
+	 */
+	function getLink() {
+		return "tests/index.php";
+	}
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Returns if the tool requires write access to LDAP.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if write access is needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresWriteAccess() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the tool requires password change rights.
+	 * 
+	 * @return boolean true if password change rights are needed
+	 */
+	function getRequiresPasswordChangeRights() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the link to the tool image (relative to graphics/)
+	 *
+	 * @return string image URL
+	 */
+	function getImageLink() {
+		return 'tests.png';
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the prefered position of this tool on the tools page.
+	 * The position may be between 0 and 1000. 0 is the top position.
+	 *
+	 * @return int prefered position
+	 */
+	function getPosition() {
+		return 600;
+	}
+	
+}
+
+?>
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