diff --git a/lam/lib/selfService.inc b/lam/lib/selfService.inc
index 120b376f..0f2028ef 100644
--- a/lam/lib/selfService.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/selfService.inc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $Id$
 
 /**
 * Interface between modules and self service pages.
+* This file also includes the self service profile class and helper functions.
 * 
 * @package selfService
 * @author Roland Gruber
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ $Id$
 
 /** modules */
 include_once("modules.inc");
+/** account types */
+include_once("types.inc");
 
 
 /**
@@ -50,4 +53,128 @@ function getSelfServiceSearchAttributes($scope) {
 	return $return;
 }
 
+
+/**
+* Returns a list of all available self service profiles (without .conf)
+*
+* @return array profile names (array(<account type> => array(<profile1>, <profile2>, ...)))
+*/
+function getSelfServiceProfiles() {
+	$types = getTypes();
+	$dir = dir(substr(__FILE__, 0, strlen(__FILE__) - 20) . "/config/selfService");
+	$ret = array();
+	while ($entry = $dir->read()){
+		$ext = substr($entry, strrpos($entry, '.') + 1);
+		$name = substr($entry, 0, strrpos($entry, '.'));
+		// check if extension is right, add to profile list
+		if (in_array($ext, $types)) {
+			$ret[$ext][] = $name;
+		}
+	}
+	ksort($ret);
+	return $ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+* Loads all settings of a self service profile.
+*
+* @param string $name profile name
+* @param string $scope account type
+* @return selfServiceProfile true if file was readable
+*/
+function loadSelfServiceProfile($name, $scope) {
+	if (!eregi("^[0-9a-z _-]+$", $name)) return false;
+	if (!eregi("^[0-9a-z _-]+$", $scope)) return false;
+	$profile = new selfServiceProfile();
+	$settings = new selfServiceProfile();
+	$file = substr(__FILE__, 0, strlen(__FILE__) - 20) . "/config/selfService/" . $name . "." . $scope;
+	if (is_file($file) === True) {
+		$file = @fopen($file, "r");
+		if ($file) {
+			$data = fread($file, 10000);
+			$profile = unserialize($data);
+			fclose($file);
+		}
+		else {
+			StatusMessage("ERROR", "", _("Unable to load profile!") . " " . $file);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		StatusMessage("ERROR", "", _("Unable to load profile!") . " " . $file);
+	}
+	return $profile;
+}
+
+
+/**
+* Saves a self service profile.
+*
+* File is created, if needed
+*
+* @param string $name name of the account profile
+* @param string $scope account type
+* @param selfServiceProfile $profile self service profile
+* @return boolean true, if saving succeeded
+*/
+function saveSelfServiceProfile($name, $scope, $profile) {
+	// check profile name
+	if (!eregi("^[0-9a-z _-]+$", $scope)) return false;
+	if (!eregi("^[0-9a-z _-]+$", $name)) return false;
+	if (!get_class($profile) === 'selfServiceProfile') {
+		return false;
+	}
+	$path = substr(__FILE__, 0, strlen(__FILE__) - 20) . "/config/selfService/" . $name . "." . $scope;
+	$file = @fopen($path, "w");
+	if ($file) {
+	  	// write settings to file
+		fputs($file, serialize($profile));
+		// close file
+		fclose($file);
+	}
+	else {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Includes all settings of a self service profile.
+ *
+ * @package selfService
+ */
+class selfServiceProfile {
+	
+	/** server address */
+	var $serverURL;
+	
+	/** LDAP suffix */
+	var $LDAPSuffix;
+	
+	/** LDAP search attribute */
+	var $searchAttribute;
+	
+	/** describing text for user login */
+	var $loginCaption;
+	
+	/** describing text for search attribute */
+	var $loginAttributeText;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @return selfServiceProfile
+	 */
+	function selfServiceProfile() {
+		// set default values
+		$this->serverURL = "localhost";
+		$this->LDAPSuffix = "";
+		$this->searchAttribute = "uid";
+		$this->loginCaption = "Welcome to LAM self service. Please enter your user name and password.";
+		$this->loginAttributeText = "User name";
+	}
+	
+}
+
 ?>
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