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CE DENI DE GARANTIE NE S’APPLIQUERAIT PAS, DANS LA MESURE OU IL SERAIT TENU JURIDIQUEMENT NUL ET NON AVENU. 041118@10082 Contents 1 Introduction 9 Introduction 9 2 LDAP Server 11 Concepts 11 Setup 12 Deployment Tools 12 Schema Extension 12 Organizational Mapping 13 User Profile Mapping 14 Deployment 15 Additional Considerations 16 3 Java Web Console 17 System Requirements 17 Client 18 Server 18 Installing the Java Web Console 18 M To install the Java Web Console 18 Running the Console 19 Uninstalling the Java Web Console 20 Java Web Console Port Information 20 4 Java Desktop System Configuration Manager, Release 1.1 21 Installing the Configuration Manager 21 3 M To Install the Configuration Manager: 21 Running the Configuration Manager 22 M To Start the Configuration Manager: 22 Uninstalling the Configuration Manager 23 5 Installing Desktop Components on Linux and Solaris 25 Configuration Agent 25 Bootstrap Information 26 Port Settings 28 Change Detection Interval 28 Operational Settings 29 Applying Agent Settings 31 Data Access/User Authentication 32 GConf Adapter 33 Java Preferences Adapter 33 Mozilla Adapter 34 StarOffice Adapter 34 6 Installing Desktop Components on Microsoft Windows 35 Configuration Agent Installation 35 Welcome 36 License Agreement 36 Installation Type 37 Ready To Install 45 Installation Summary 45 Changing Configuration Agent Settings 46 Uninstalling the Configuration Agent 47 A Java Web Console Packages 49 Known Issues 49 Security 49 Setup Script Usage 49 Java Web Console Packages 50 Solaris Packages 50 Linux RPMs 50 4 Java Desktop System Configuration Manager Release 1.1 Installation Guide B Configuration Manager Packages 53 Configuration Manager Packages 53 Solaris Packages 53 Linux RPMs 53 C Using OpenLDAP and Active Directory with the Configuration Manager 55 Using an OpenLDAP Server with the Configuration Manager 55 Using an Active Directory Server with the Configuration Manager 56 5 6 Java Desktop System Configuration Manager Release 1.1 Installation Guide Figures FIGURE 5–1 Configuration Agent, Configuration Repository 26 FIGURE 5–2 Configuration Agent, Authentication Mechanism 27 FIGURE 5–3 Configuration Agent, Port Settings 28 FIGURE 5–4 Configuration Agent, Data Directory 29 FIGURE 5–5 Configuration Agent, Request Handling and Logging 30 FIGURE 5–6 Configuration Agent, Summary Page 31 FIGURE 6–1 Configuration Agent, Welcome page 36 FIGURE 6–2 Configuration Agent, Software License Agreement 36 FIGURE 6–3 Configuration Agent, installation type page 37 FIGURE 6–4 Configuration Agent, Configuration Repository 38 FIGURE 6–5 Configuration Agent, Authentication Mechanism 39 FIGURE 6–6 Configuration Agent, Port Settings 41 FIGURE 6–7 Configuration Agent, Data Directory 42 FIGURE 6–8 Configuration Agent, Request Handling and Logging 42 FIGURE 6–9 Configuration Agent, Summary Page 44 FIGURE 6–10 Configuration Agent, ready to install page 45 FIGURE 6–11 Configuration Agent, installation summary page 45 7 8 Java Desktop System Configuration Manager Release 1.1 Installation Guide CHAPTER 1 Introduction Provides a brief introduction about the Java™ Desktop System Configuration Manager, Release 1.1. Introduction The Java™ Desktop System Configuration Manager, Release 1.1 is aimed at providing a central configuration for desktop hosts running the Java™ Desktop System. Settings can be assigned to various elements of an organization structure, enabling the administrator to manage groups of users or hosts in a simple way. Its main components are: I An LDAP server containing the organizational structure of users and hosts to be managed, which will hold the configuration data, I A web-based management tool allowing administrators to define and assign configuration data to elements of that organizational structure, I Desktop components installed on the client host, which retrieve the configuration data on behalf of the currently logged in user and expose it to the various applications making up the Java Desktop System. The management tool is a web-based application run within the Java Web Console. It allows the administrator to browse the organization structure of the LDAP server and assign policies to its elements. The policies are displayed and edited according to policy templates, which define the settings that the management tool will be manipulating. The desktop components are organized around the Java™ Desktop System Configuration Agent, which retrieves configuration data from the LDAP server on behalf of users and makes it available to a number of configuration system adapters, which complement the local configuration (default settings provided by applications 9 and user settings) with the policy settings. Currently supported configuration systems are GConf (which handles the configuration of Gnome applications such as the Gnome desktop or Evolution), Mozilla™ Preferences and StarRegistry (StarOffice’s configuration system). 10 Java Desktop System Configuration Manager Release 1.1 Installation Guide CHAPTER 2 LDAP Server This chapter provides information about setting up and deploying an LDAP server for use with the Configuration Manager. Concepts Within the Java Desktop System Configuration Manager framework, configuration data are associated with entities, which are entries in the LDAP repository and correspond to elements of the organizational structure of the company. The recognized entities are: I Organization: typically represents either an organizational (divisions, group, teams) or geographical (continent, country, site) unit of the overall hierarchy. I User: represents a leaf node of the overall hierarchy and, as the name implies, usually a user. I Domain: represents a logical structuring unit for the network organization.