PGNet Dev wrote:
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?

AFAIK, not much, you can use RPM command for managing an .rpm bundle/package

i'm continuing to stumble thru the discovery of docs, and having a
time of it :-/
most of the doco on the website are outdated, sorry for that.

(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?

No. These channels are active and you can find us there :)


(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?
NO, not required

(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?
it is stored in a directory named '.ApacheDirectoryStudio' under user's home 
directory on
the system where Studio was installed

(4) my goal is to be able to remotely administer the Server, config etc.

hmmm, I don't think you can edit the remote server's configuration. But you can 
edit a configuration file
through Studio and export the changes back to server manually (e.x scp the file)

iiuc, that either requires

 (a) a locally-installed instance of Studio on each/every box i use to
administer

this is an option but might be a overkill.
 (b) a full X11 env on the server, served via, e.g., VNC to a remote box
X11 is not required if you can export the modified configuration file using scp 
or some other means

 (c) a web-administration capability.  _does_ Studio have one?
NO

  or
must something like phpldapadmin be setup/used?

no idea about this tool

help's appreciated!

thanks.


HTH
--
Kiran Ayyagari

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