hi, i'm trying my 1st install of apache directory server/studio.
i've installed the server on a headless, openSUSE Xen DomU. i used the 'binary' installer. nice-n-easy; currently, the service is up-n-running. is there amy reason/advantage to have used the .rpm instead? i'm continuing to stumble thru the discovery of docs, and having a time of it :-/ finding info's a bit of a challenge so far -- as such, i have a couple of rank-beginner questions. (if any/all are answered somewhere, a pointer'd be very helpful!) (1) http://directory.apache.org/community/resources/mailing-lists-and-irc.html refers to IRC channels: Users IRC channel : #apache-directory @ irc://irc.freenode.net Developers IRC channel : #apache-directory-dev @ irc://irc.freenode.net on freenode, however, i can find no trace of either channel. are the moved? broken? dead? (2) i've installed the standalone Studio (v1.5.4) on a lan box (OSX), and can connect to the remote server (@ the DomU). reading @ http://directory.apache.org/apacheds/1.5/141-configuration-of-apacheds-with-spring.html, suggests that to edit/modify configuration i need the SpringIDE. is that still the case? if so, can I install the SpringIDE (an eclipse plugin, right?) in the standalone Studio? or do I have to install the "full" Eclipse? (3) when I use Studio on the LAN box, is is storing config/data/etc _locally_ or on the server? if the latter, _where_ in the directory structure are they saved? (4) my goal is to be able to remotely administer the Server, config etc. iiuc, that either requires (a) a locally-installed instance of Studio on each/every box i use to administer (b) a full X11 env on the server, served via, e.g., VNC to a remote box (c) a web-administration capability. _does_ Studio have one? or must something like phpldapadmin be setup/used? help's appreciated! thanks.
