title: Apache Directory Studio link: https://onemoretech.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/apache-directory-studio/ author: lembobro description: post_id: 428 created: 2008/11/15 11:35:18 created_gmt: 2008/11/15 11:35:18 comment_status: open post_name: apache-directory-studio status: publish post_type: post

Apache Directory Studio

Apache Directory Studio has been out there for awhile, but now that it’s up to version 1.3 RC2, I’ve decided to go full immersion with it and see just what can be done.

Based on the Eclipse IDE, the product is basically a complete LDAP development toolkit that includes a client browser/editor (could this replace Jarek Gawor’s LBE? It may have to, since Jarek’s code is no longer available for free and was getting a little long in the tooth anyway), LDIF editor, OpenLDAP schema editor, as well as an aci and configuration editor for Apache’s own Directory Server (Apache DS).

If you already have a copy of Eclipse installed, you can choose to install it through the “Help, Software, Updates, Find and Install dialog”. Instructions for doing that are found here. At the moment the URL to add as a New Remote Site is

http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/1.x

So far I’ve only tested it with OpenLDAP, but next week will see what it can do with Sun’s Java Systems Directory and Oracle’s Internet Directory. I’ll probably be asking eldapino to check it out with Microsoft’s Active Directory.

UPDATE: After working with ADS for awhile, both as a standalone app and Eclipse plugin, I’ve come to the conclusion that the standalone version loads and runs more quickly. That’s not surprising, since a full blown Eclipse IDE uses a lot more resources than any single app that might be associated with it. As a result, I’d strongly recommend the ADS standalone for daily use, unless you spend most of your life in the Eclipse IDE for other reasons (like Java development), in which case you’re already feeling the pain and might like the convenience of switching between perspectives.

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