openldap and FDS

[Srikanth Konjarla]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
>> On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 16:12 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> Ric Moore wrote:
>>>> Where the heck is it? 
>>> http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/
>>
>> Thanks Ed, it's right there... I wonder why it's not yumable? I also
>> used smart to search for it. Thanks again, Ric
> 
> It is.
> 
> # yum install fedora-ds-base.
> 
> Note that this is just the core functionality and does not include the
> GUI consoles and other features which are in Java which can you get from
> the above site. The /opt and other unusual file locations are due to its
> past legacy as a proprietary solution called Netscape Directory Server.
The legacy server you were mentioning had an installer that would let
you install anywhere and /opt was merely an option.

Srikanth

>  The packaging has been heavily cleaned up during the package review
> process.  'fedora-ds-base' follows FHS etc.
> 
> Rahul
>