OpenDS is an open-source directory server that is available for free. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenDS on the latest Fedora Server. Follow these steps to get OpenDS up and running.
Before installing any new software, you should first update your system to ensure you have the latest packages installed. To update the system, type the following command in the terminal:
sudo dnf update
OpenDS requires Java to run. If you haven't already installed Java, you can install it by typing the following command in the terminal:
sudo dnf install java
You can download OpenDS from the official OpenDS website at https://opends.java.net/. Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the archive file into a directory of your choice.
OpenDS has a configuration script that will prompt you for the necessary information to configure the directory server. To start the configuration script, navigate to the bin directory in the OpenDS directory and execute the configure script.
cd /path/to/opends-installation/bin
sudo ./configure
Follow the prompts in the configuration script to configure the directory server. You will need to choose a base DN and a directory manager password.
After you have configured OpenDS, you can start the directory server by executing the start-ds script in the bin directory.
sudo ./start-ds
To verify that OpenDS is running properly, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/. This should bring up the OpenDS control panel.
You can also use the ldapsearch command-line tool to verify that OpenDS is working correctly.
sudo ldapsearch -x -b "" -s base "(objectclass=*)" namingContexts
If the command returns the base DN you chose during configuration, then OpenDS is running correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenDS on the latest Fedora Server.
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