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CentOS 5.3 with Directory Server
By Mark | April 30, 2009
I used a fresh install of CebtOS 5.3
I used this Howto
The steps:
set FQDN
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget -q http://dev.centos.org/centos/5/CentOS-Testing.repo
sed '/gpgkey/a exclude=java-1.7.0-icedtea \
priority=10' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Testing.repo
sed '/gpgkey/a exclude=jpackage-utils' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
yum --enablerepo=c5-testing install centos-ds
yum install xorg-x11-xauth bitstream-vera-fonts dejavu-lgc-fonts urw-fonts
rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
(set priority)
yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
setup-ds-admin.pl
chkconfig dirsrv on
chkconfig dirsrv-admin on
centos-idm-console -a http://localhost:9830
Topics: Howto | 7 Comments »

August 15th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
i am following your steps but centos-idm-console -a http://localhost:9830, opened but password is not allow to type and ‘ok’ button is not working
August 15th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Did you set those passwords during “setup-ds-admin.pl” ?
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:40 am
yes, i set password at the installation time,
but, i followed another way, setp 1. installed these rpm’s from add remove software, after installation from add remove software, i can worked on directory server but rhel 5.3 is not working i am suffering from rhel 5.3 directory server and client configuration, please tell me how to configure client and how to use the directory server users and how to login, can it possible to login at the welcome screen i mean graphical login
like windows (user.domain.com)
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:46 am
hi! mark, can u tell me how to configure rhel 5.3 directory server and client configuration, and how to loginto client system if u have any power point presentation please sent me to my mail,
August 24th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
hi! why u r not given answer,can it possible on rhel 5.3
August 24th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Maybe this solution is not working on rhel 5.3. Sorry cant help you.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
no problem thank u