add ldap user info object that will be used for ldap-based utilities; introduce ldap create user functionality

changes to sftp utility to allow calculating md5 sum, as well as to be able to use ssh key for authorization

introduce timer for directory processing; fix for updating file permissions when directory processing is used

introduce timer for directory processing; fix for updating file permissions when directory processing is used

added stop-upload command; removed un-needed file stats; improved daq/upload reporting; cleaned up un-needed keys from catalog plugin

reworked reporting for both daqs and uploads; improved ftp utility efficiency; simplified file processing

reworked reporting for both daqs and uploads; improved ftp utility efficiency; simplified file processing

found bug with empty destination directory;prevent checking for upload if plugin does not need to process files

added replacement of storage directory with data directory for the purpose of comparing original and storage file directory

modifications to eliminate processing of hidden files and of unchanged files that were processed already; checksum is now done by default