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Configuration of ApacheDS with Spring
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ApacheDS and Spring
There are several options to configure ApacheDS. For instance you can practically do everything programmatically if you embed the server in a Java component.
For this guide we assume a standard installation of ApacheDS run standalone, and the default mechanism to configure this deployment option is (in almost all cases) changing the file server.xml, which is located in the conf directory of your ApacheDS installation. The file is composed of bean definitions, because configuration in ApacheDS 1.0 is done with the help of the Spring Framework.
Despite the fact that the default server.xml shipped with the product is somewhat long, a quick look with the help of the Spring IDE displays that the structure is rather simple:
Most configuration tasks can be accomplished by modifying the properties of existing bean definitions, or (e.g. for a new partition) by adding new beans of certain types and wiring them to the configuration.
Note that the picture above does not show all properties available in the configuration. Only those are visible for which the default server.xml contains a value. There are more, and in case of absence the default value is chosen. Feel free to browse the file to get an impression about further options – several other features controlled by properties are commented out.
Using Apache Directory Studio for configuration
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