Just remembered I subscribed to the digest list.  Hope this works without screwing up the list. Here is some of the output when running the admin console with debug level 9:

ClassLoader: No language file for centos-admin-8.0.jar found on local disk, lang=en
ClassLoader: classes.env  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: no manifest found for centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: No manifest file for centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: new LocalJarClassLoader centos-admin-8.0.jar:{centos-admin-8.0.jar }
ClassLoader: Create loader centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.admserv.AdminServer
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.admserv.AdminServer
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/AdminServer.class found in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.nmclf.SuiConstants
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.nmclf.SuiConstants
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/nmclf/SuiConstants.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.client.topology.AbstractServerObject
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.client.topology.AbstractServerObject
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/client/topology/AbstractServerObject.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():resolving com.netscape.management.admserv.AdminServer
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:java.lang.Throwable
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:java.net.MalformedURLException
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:netscape.ldap.LDAPException
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:netscape.ldap.LDAPException
ClassLoader: netscape/ldap/LDAPException.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.client.IFrameworkInitializer
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.client.IFrameworkInitializer
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/client/IFrameworkInitializer.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.client.IStatusItem
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.client.IStatusItem
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/client/IStatusItem.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.admserv.panel.IRestartControl
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.admserv.panel.IRestartControl
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/panel/IRestartControl.class found in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:java.lang.Object
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:java.awt.Component
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:javax.swing.JFrame
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:javax.swing.JFrame
ClassLoader: javax/swing/JFrame.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:javax.swing.Icon
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:javax.swing.Icon
ClassLoader: javax/swing/Icon.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.client.util.ResourceSet
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.client.util.ResourceSet
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/client/util/ResourceSet.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ResourceSet: NOT found in cache loader3753023:com.netscape.management.admserv.admserv
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/admserv_en_US.properties  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/admserv_en.properties  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/admserv.properties  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ResourceSet(): unable to open com.netscape.management.admserv.admserv
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.admserv.AdminServer$1
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.admserv.AdminServer$1
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/admserv/AdminServer$1.class found in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ResourceSet: found in cache loader8222510:com.netscape.management.client.console.console
ResourceSet: found in cache loader8222510:com.netscape.management.client.console.console
ClassLoader: :loadClass():name:com.netscape.management.client.util.RemoteImage
ClassLoader: :loadClass():loading:com.netscape.management.client.util.RemoteImage
ClassLoader: com/netscape/management/client/util/RemoteImage.class  NOT in centos-admin-8.0.jar
ResourceSet:getString():Unable to resolve admin-smallIcon
RemoteImage: NOT found in cache loader3753023:null
RemoteImage: java.lang.NullPointerException(null)
Uncaught error fetching image:
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.FileImageSource.getDecoder(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.InputStreamImageSource.doFetch(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.fetchloop(Unknown Source)
        at sun.awt.image.ImageFetcher.run(Unknown Source)
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register
AbstractServerObject.StatusThread: waiting for change listeners to register

-Scott



On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Scott Kaminski <scott.kaminski@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm having a problem with the Admin console and making it work properlly. I have a CentOS 5.3 machine that i recently installed and setup the Directory Server on. The rpm's i used are:

fedora-ds-base-1.2.0-2.fc6
fedora-ds-admin-console-1.1.3-1.fc6
fedora-ds-console-1.2.0-1.fc6
fedora-ds-admin-1.1.7-3.fc6
fedora-ds-1.1.3-1.fc6
fedora-ds-dsgw-1.1.2-1.fc6
fedora-idm-console-1.1.3-1.fc6

I used the method that involved downloading and setting up the yum repositories.  I have managed to make the directory server work and authenticate users. However i seam to have an issue with the management console.  The console locks up and nolonger responds when i attempt to access the administration server box under server group. I also have a java console error indicating "java.lang.nullpointerexception".

Initally i would click on directory server or administration server and just get an error indicating that some jar files are missing in /usr/share/dirsrv/html/java/ the two missing files are called centos-admin-8.0.jar and centos-ds-8.0.jar .  I created some symlinks to the fedora versions of these files to correct the problem.  The issue appears to be related to the administration server jar file as deleting the jar dir in my users home dir and removing the symlink to the admin jar file the error appears and the lock up goes away however i can't do any server administration.

So does anyone have any solutions/suggestions to this problem?

-Scott