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linux (gentoo) jdk-1.5 daily 20050221 1. on linux, install the Sun app server as root 2. become a regular user 3. start netbeans with a clean install 4. Tools-->Server Manager 5. Add Server 6. select "Sun Java System Application Server 8", hit Next 7. specify the location of the app server and hit Next (because the user does not have write permission, the 'Domain Folder' and 'Domain' fields are disabled. the domain field is blank. this should be OK since i have the server admin password) 8! try to use 'localhost' as the server location. i guess the IDE assumes that you want to access the server directly, so it won't allow you hit 'Finish' until the domain is filled in. but the Domain field is disabled because the user doesn't have write permission on the install directory. the workaround is to specify an alias for the computer, and use that instead of 'localhost'. it would probably be better and less confusing to have the user explicitly select whether he wants to use the local instance directly or the remote interface instead of trying to guess this by devining what the user meant when she specified 'localhost'. err...that's about as clear as i cant make it.
Looks like a duplicate of 53482.
not quite. i'm trying to use the server as you would a remote server that happens to be on the localhost.
I am marking this as a dup of 55377. The priority is higher and the steps to reproduce are "close enough". I also don't want to have to add the same data to two "diffferent" defects, when the fix for 55377 should cover both. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 55377 ***
yup. just keep in mind that the reason i filed these as separate issues is that i consider this to be more of a UI problem--there is currently no way to specify how you want to access the app server (directly or through the remote interface) if you specify 'localhost'. it automatically assumes you want to access things directly.
The ui is not going to change substantially. It is on the radar for a rewrite in promo f.
I entered 55505 to track the UI spec revision.