OK - Cool. I'll start kicking the tires and proof the existing documents.
If I find any discrepancies, should I just post them to this list or send them so someone in particular? Yes I am using the Sun JNDI LDAP provider and thanks for the configuration tip. Cheers, - Ole --- Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ole Ersoy wrote: > > >Hey Guys, > > > >Congratulations on the RC1 release. Can't wait to > try > >it out! > > > > > Thanks! > > >Incidentally, I could not help but notice that we > >think we need documentation. > > > > > Heh yes it in high demand ... correct documentation > too. > > >I'll be glad to throw together some apt files and > help > >with this. Is there a prioritized list of > documents > >that we need and is there a "formal" process for > doing > >this? > > > > > That's great ... anything anyone can do is really > appreciated. How > about just making sure the existing documentation is > correct and up to > date for now. That will get you familiar with what > exists and you can > just go on from there adding or changing things. I > value documentation > more than code these days. > > >Also, I tried using JNDI on the 0.9 version, to > create > >a subcontext at the root of the directory tree > using > >this provider URL: > > > >env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, > >"ldap://localhost:389/";); > > > >When I try this I get a null pointer exception, but > > >if I use this PROVIDER_URL: > > > >"ldap://localhost:389/ou=users,ou=system";; > > > > > > > Sounds like you're using the SUN JNDI LDAP provider > here. > > >I can create subcontexts. > > > >Do I have to use an LDIF file to create root level > >contexts like "dc=apache, dc=org"? > > > > > Yep you cannot create root level contexts but you > can modify them after > creation. These contexts are defined in the > partition definitions > within the server's configuration. However it seems > to me like you're > using a very very old version of the LDAP server. > Please switch to the > RC. I assure you its worth doing so. 0.9 is older > than Egypt. Take a > look inside the server.xml file ... use one of the > installers and just > cd into the conf directory. There you'll find it. > There should be an > example.com partition. > > Cheers, > Alex > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
