perfsonar development work

[Roman Lapacz <>]

Michael Michalis wrote:
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> Roman Lapacz wrote:
> | Michael Michalis wrote:
> | Roman Lapacz wrote:
> | | Michael Michalis wrote:
> | | Hi all,
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> | | > Hi Michalis
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> | | This is th link for the sql admin servlet 
> http://82.116.192.83:8080/geant2_java-rrd-ma/SQLAdmin .  For now its 
> just the UI, I would appreciate any comments and suggestions.
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> | | > I don't have the right user and password so I can not log in to 
> see what's inside but I've got one question. There are two sections: 
> 'Manage Databases', 'Manage Users'. What do they mean? Are you going 
> to manage/configure rel db and its users via servlet?
> | Sorry, about that, I added authentication today. The username is 
> "perfsonaruser", and the password "perfsonarpass" .
> | Now for the functionality. I don't think we can provide the full 
> functionality that is offered by the standard command line of sql 
> (postgres or mysql) or the already existing tools for such database. 
> The functionality offered will be creating-editing users, 
> creating-deleting databases and tables. Off course security issues 
> could be raised here...
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> | > To be honest I'm not sure if this is a good direction.  Rel db 
> will have to be installed in the standard way (also some base 
> configuration might be required) so creating a user and tables for SQL 
> MA in the same way could be the best and intuitive solution.
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> This is not indented to be the way to initially configure the rel db, 
> its more like something you would use to do some standard tasks is db 
> without having to use the db cli.Initial configuration can happen 
> using the wizard servlet or the traditional methods. What do you mean 
> that the db will be installed the standard way? Ant scripts? or rpms?
'standard way' I mean using tar ball or any installation package (for 
example rpm). Existing Ant script for configuring an access to rel db 
just collects jdbc information from a user who installs the service. It 
does not create or change anything inside rel db.

As I said I'm not sure.

Roman