[Fedora-directory-devel] Hard coded port number for admin server - 1389?

[Richard Megginson]

Noriko Hosoi wrote:
> Richard Megginson wrote:
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>> Noriko Hosoi wrote:
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>>> Richard Megginson wrote:
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>>>> I'm trying to make admin server install and run without having to 
>>>> use setup, which means I have to use hard coded values.  Since 
>>>> directory server listens to port 389, and I don't want to have 
>>>> admin server listen to a low port (< 1024), how about 1389?
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you have a plan to keep retrying with some other value till it 
>>> finds out an unused port? (e.g., p = 1389; p++; or p +=1000; ?)
>>
>> No, this would be for the port value hardcoded in to the apache 
>> config file.  So it's important to pick a good default that isn't 
>> used by another well known service.  I'm thinking that it would be 
>> wise to allow the user to install the rpm/pkg and specify another 
>> port e.g. rpm --define 'adminport 983'.  There will also be the usual 
>> setup script/program which will allow the user to change the port 
>> post-install.
>
> Cool!  I like your proposal.  How about the admin user uid?  It's 
> "admin" by default and allowed to change it (you could do it later, 
> too).  Is it needed?  I'm thinking how to simplify the Admin User 
> cache for the auth...
Yes.  I think admin by default.
>
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