Ian Blackwell wrote: > Hi again, > > I've been using Red Hat and Fedora for almost 9 years now (just last > month I decommissioned my oldest RH7.2 server). I've had LDAP servers > working with FC5 and haven't had a problem. I'm a RH Technician and > am hoping to gain Engineer qualifications next month, so I feel > familiar with Fedora and RH products. > > In December I built a new server for my home network based on Fedora 8 > and decided to use Fedora Directory Services as well. Perhaps the > fresh install contributed to my jaundiced view of FDS, because I had > more problems than I expected getting my new server working the way I > wanted (Postfix/Cyrus issue predominately). If these are issues with Postfix/Cyrus integration with Fedora DS, I'd like to know what they are. > > Anyway, when I got to FDS it would be fair to say I was annoyed with > F8. I even downloaded Ubuntu and almost got to the point of burning a > DVD to see if it might be easier than F8. In this frame of mind I > wasn't able to cope well with the frustration of trying to get FDS 1.1 > working, using the documentation from the FDS website. I found it > particularly unhelpful with respect to FDS 1.1 and F8. I found stacks > of information about FC6 and 1.0.4, but had real trouble finding > useful doco about F8 and FDS 1.1. The confusion about what was in and > out of the release, the packaging changes, and having problems > accessing the console just made be p---ed off. I also had trouble > finding where the yum updates were, which was my fault for not reading > properly the doco that was useful. I've seen no problems reported with using the Fedora Core 6 bits of Fedora DS 1.0.4 on Fedora 7 and higher. What problems have you run into? Fedora DS 1.1 will fully support Fedora 7 and higher. I'm just waiting for the bits to be released and pushed out to the mirror sites - that's only holdup with the official final Fedora DS 1.1 release. Getting Fedora DS running on Ubuntu will be much harder than getting it running on Fedora. I would like this to change, provided someone with some time and Debian/Ubuntu expertise can help out the project. Now that everything is fully autotool-ized and FHS-ized (at least the Fedora DS bits) it should be easy to build it on platforms other than RHEL/Fedora. If you're interested, see http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building > > Anyway, I'm back on track now and will persevere until I get it > working. Yours and other posts to this forum have helped me to see > how other users are working with FDS, and I am confident I'll have an > operational server fairly soon. Now that I have console access, it > all seems much easier... > > Regards, > > Ian > > Rich Megginson wrote: >> Ian Blackwell wrote: >>> Nope. I can get the console connection window where I enter my >>> login details, but it won't connect. >> Please try adding the -D 9 arguments to the end of the command line. >> This will cause lots of debugging information to spew forth. >>> I've still got stacks of problems with my implementation that I'm >>> trying to get resolved via this forum as well. >> Most (if not all) of the developers have been on vacation from >> December 21 until now. >>> To be frank, I'm not that impressed with the product, documentation, >>> or anything else to do with Fedora-DS. >> Can you be more specific? >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> kiran madala wrote: >>>> Thanks again for the info. I got that fixed. I changed the set >>>> java variable removing the rem in the bat file. But now its is not >>>> connecting to my ds server. it connects from the local machine >>>> though. I am running the ds server on fedora 6 which on vmware >>>> virtual machine. I am using the ip address of the machine along >>>> with admin port to connect from windows host machine. >>>> I was wondering if you ever have got it running successfully? >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> > Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:26:44 +1030 >>>> > From: ian at ikel.id.au >>>> > To: fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> > Subject: Re: Windows console >>>> > >>>> > Just for the record, here's my BAT file as well... >>>> > echo off >>>> > rem BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK >>>> > rem Copyright (C) 2005 Red Hat, Inc. >>>> > rem All rights reserved. >>>> > rem >>>> > rem This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or >>>> > rem modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>> > rem License as published by the Free Software Foundation version >>>> > rem 2.1 of the License. >>>> > rem >>>> > >>>> > rem This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >>>> > rem but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >>>> > rem MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU >>>> > rem Lesser General Public License for more details. >>>> > rem >>>> > >>>> > rem You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>> > rem License along with this library; if not, write to the Free >>>> Software >>>> > rem Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA >>>> > 02110-1301 USA >>>> > rem END COPYRIGHT BLOCK >>>> > >>>> > rem set the JAVA to use here >>>> > rem set JAVA=C:\j2sdk1.4.2_15\bin\java >>>> > >>>> > if not "%JAVA%foo"=="foo" goto launch >>>> > >>>> > where java > nul 2>&1 || goto findjre >>>> > >>>> > set JAVA=java >>>> > goto launch >>>> > >>>> > :findjre >>>> > rem look for Java Runtime Environment in registry >>>> > reg QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment" > nul >>>> 2>&1 >>>> > || goto findjdk >>>> > >>>> > rem can we grab the java location from the registry? >>>> > rem set JAVA=path\bin\java >>>> > rem apparently not, in a batch file >>>> > rem goto launch >>>> > echo The Java Runtime Environment is installed on this machine, >>>> but the >>>> > echo command java.exe is not in your PATH. You can either make sure >>>> > java.exe >>>> > echo is in the PATH, or edit this script to set JAVA to the full >>>> path of >>>> > echo java.exe >>>> > pause >>>> > goto end >>>> > >>>> > :findjdk >>>> > reg QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit" > nul >>>> 2>&1 || >>>> > goto nojava >>>> > >>>> > rem can we grab the java location from the registry? >>>> > rem set JAVA=path\bin\java >>>> > rem goto launch >>>> > echo The Java Development Kit is installed on this machine, but the >>>> > echo command java.exe is not in your PATH. You can either make sure >>>> > java.exe >>>> > echo is in the PATH, or edit this script to set JAVA to the full >>>> path of >>>> > echo java.exe >>>> > pause >>>> > goto end >>>> > >>>> > :nojava >>>> > echo Java does not appear to be installed on this machine. Please >>>> > download and install the Java Runtime Environment and make sure the >>>> > java.exe command is in the PATH of this command. >>>> > pause >>>> > goto end >>>> > >>>> > :launch >>>> > set BASEPATH=. >>>> > set FIDMCONSOLEJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > set CONSOLEJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > set JSSDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > set LDAPJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > >>>> > set PATH=%BASEPATH%;%PATH% >>>> > >>>> > rem >>>> > rem Launch the Console >>>> > rem >>>> > echo on >>>> > "%JAVA%" "-Djava.library.path=%JSSDIR%" -cp >>>> > >>>> "%JSSDIR%/jss4.jar;%LDAPJARDIR%/ldapjdk.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-base.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-mcc.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-mcc_en.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-nmclf.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-nmclf_en.jar;%FIDMCONSOLEJARDIR%/fedora-idm-console_en.jar" >>>> >>>> > -Djava.util.prefs.systemRoot=%HOME%/.fedora-idm-console >>>> > -Djava.util.prefs.userRoot=%HOME%/.fedora-idm-console >>>> > com.netscape.management.client.console.Console %* >>>> > >>>> > :end >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Ian Blackwell wrote: >>>> > > On closer inspection at home, I see that I didn't set the JAVA >>>> value, I >>>> > > changed the PC so that the path to JAVA.EXE was in the >>>> environment. The >>>> > > script is able to detect this and then works. >>>> > > >>>> > > Try adding the path to your Java installation to your >>>> environment via >>>> > > the Windows Control Panel and System applet. >>>> > > >>>> > > Ian >>>> > > >>>> > > kiran madala wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > >> Hi, >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Thanks for the reply. Where exactly do I need to set my java >>>> variable >>>> > >> path? >>>> > >> >>>> > >> I set the java path in the .bat file its not working. I am not >>>> sure if >>>> > >> i did it the right way. below is my .bat file with changes in >>>> bold. >>>> > >> Thanks in advance >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem >>>> > >> rem This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or >>>> > >> rem modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>> > >> rem License as published by the Free Software Foundation version >>>> > >> rem 2.1 of the License. >>>> > >> rem >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem This library is distributed in the hope that it will be >>>> useful, >>>> > >> rem but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied >>>> warranty of >>>> > >> rem MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See >>>> the GNU >>>> > >> rem Lesser General Public License for more details. >>>> > >> rem >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General >>>> Public >>>> > >> rem License along with this library; if not, write to the Free >>>> Software >>>> > >> rem Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA >>>> > >> 02110-1301 USA >>>> > >> rem END COPYRIGHT BLOCK >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem set the JAVA to use here >>>> > >> rem set JAVA=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\java >>>> > >> >>>> > >> if not "%JAVA%foo"=="foo" goto launch >>>> > >> >>>> > >> where java > nul 2>&1 || goto findjre >>>> > >> >>>> > >> set JAVA=java >>>> > >> goto launch >>>> > >> >>>> > >> :findjre >>>> > >> rem look for Java Runtime Environment in registry >>>> > >> reg QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment" > >>>> nul 2>&1 >>>> > >> || goto findjdk >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem can we grab the java location from the registry? >>>> > >> rem set JAVA=path\bin\java >>>> > >> rem apparently not, in a batch file >>>> > >> rem goto launch >>>> > >> echo The Java Runtime Environment is installed on this >>>> machine, but the >>>> > >> echo command java.exe is not in your PATH. You can either make >>>> sure >>>> > >> java.exe >>>> > >> echo is in the PATH, or edit this script to set JAVA to the >>>> full path of >>>> > >> echo java.exe >>>> > >> pause >>>> > >> goto end >>>> > >> >>>> > >> :findjdk >>>> > >> reg QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit" > nul >>>> 2>&1 || >>>> > >> goto nojava >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem can we grab the java location from the registry? >>>> > >> rem set JAVA=path\bin\java >>>> > >> rem goto launch >>>> > >> echo The Java Development Kit is installed on this machine, >>>> but the >>>> > >> echo command java.exe is not in your PATH. You can either make >>>> sure >>>> > >> java.exe >>>> > >> echo is in the PATH, or edit this script to set JAVA to the >>>> full path of >>>> > >> echo java.exe >>>> > >> pause >>>> > >> goto end >>>> > >> >>>> > >> :nojava >>>> > >> echo Java does not appear to be installed on this machine. Please >>>> > >> download and install the Java Runtime Environment and make >>>> sure the >>>> > >> java.exe command is in the PATH of this command. >>>> > >> pause >>>> > >> goto end >>>> > >> >>>> > >> :launch >>>> > >> set BASEPATH=. >>>> > >> set FIDMCONSOLEJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > >> set CONSOLEJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > >> set JSSDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > >> set LDAPJARDIR=%BASEPATH% >>>> > >> >>>> > >> set PATH=%BASEPATH%;%PATH% >>>> > >> >>>> > >> rem >>>> > >> rem Launch the Console >>>> > >> rem >>>> > >> echo on >>>> > >> "%JAVA%" "-Djava.library.path=%JSSDIR%" -cp >>>> > >> >>>> "%JSSDIR%/jss4.jar;%LDAPJARDIR%/ldapjdk.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-base.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-mcc.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-mcc_en.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-nmclf.jar;%CONSOLEJARDIR%/idm-console-nmclf_en.jar;%FIDMCONSOLEJARDIR%/fedora-idm-console_en.jar" >>>> >>>> > >> -Djava.util.prefs.systemRoot=%HOME%/.fedora-idm-console >>>> > >> -Djava.util.prefs.userRoot=%HOME%/.fedora-idm-console >>>> > >> com.netscape.management.client.console.Console %* >>>> > >> >>>> > >> :end >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> > >> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 07:59:42 +1030 >>>> > >> From: ian at ikel.id.au >>>> > >> To: fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> > >> Subject: Re: Windows console >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Hi, >>>> > >> >>>> > >> This happened to me as well. I think the installer can't cope >>>> > >> with or doesn't look for Java in your "Program Files" area, which >>>> > >> is where you will find the newer Javas 1.6. Edit the .bat file >>>> > >> and set the Java variable yourself and it should work from >>>> then on. >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Regards, >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Ian >>>> > >> kiran madala wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> > >> Hi, >>>> > >> >>>> > >> The windows console for 1.1 server does not work it gives me >>>> > >> this error >>>> > >> >>>> > >> F:\Program Files\Fedora Identity Management Console>echo off >>>> > >> The Java Runtime Environment is installed on this machine, but >>>> the >>>> > >> command java.exe is not in your PATH. You can either make >>>> > >> sure java.exe >>>> > >> is in the PATH, or edit this script to set JAVA to the full >>>> > >> path of >>>> > >> java.exe >>>> > >> Press any key to continue . . . >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> All my java programs work. The java in my class path and also >>>> > >> in my registry . 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