[Fedora-directory-users] Open-source Management Console and Admin server

[Sam Tran]

On 7/5/05, uffe at loop.to <uffe at loop.to> wrote:
> Rich Megginson wrote:
> 
> > Sam Tran wrote:
> >
> >>On 7/5/05, Rich Megginson <rmeggins at redhat.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Sam Tran wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>>When are you planning to release the management console and admin
> >>>>server source code?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>Probably before the end of the year.  We can't yet provide dates.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Rich,
> >>
> >>Are you planning to have a Windows version of the management console?
> >>It would be really convenient for admins who have a Windows box.
> >>
> >>
> > I don't know if we will have an "officially supported version" for
> > Windows, but you will be able to run it on Windows.  You can run it
> > right now if you know the java class and arguments - it's just a
> > java/swing application.  The startconsole binary just sets up the
> > environment, classpath, ld library path, etc. then invokes java.
> 
> Sam,
> with only a little more hassle one can build or download the Win32 bits
> of JSS, NSS and NSPR from mozilla.org and get SSL going too.  Those are
> the only native parts of the Console besides the startconsole wrapper.
> That will allow your Console to connect to the Admin Server via https
> and the Directory Server via ldaps.  It'll also be less fussy when
> creating ldaps replication agreements.
> 
> Launch the Console in debug mode with "startconsole -D" to see how to
> invoke java to get the Console to run.
> 

Thanks Rich and Uffe for your help.

It would be nice to have a HOWTO for that.

Sam