I am running into every problem listed in these forums.
New Ubuntu install, followed the instructions for a .deb install.
Set everything up, but Spark would continuously say there was a server error.
Rebooted the server and now I cannot log in, I am using LDAP and one of the AD users as the admin.
Edited the openfire.xml and added an account and it wanted to go through the setup process again, now it states the Openfire datavase schema does not appear to be installed. Funny, it didn't say anything the first time I ran though this.
I am almost believing that this is just a lost cause and the system is just riddled with bugs and inconsistent install instructions. Every fix in these forums seems to just break the system even more.
If anyone has a defenitive guide published within the last year on how to get this running on Ubuntu, using LDAP and the Spark client, I am all ears.
I setup one of these servers about 7 years ago and don't remember it being such a headache to get running.
UPDATE: Was able to get past the database part by making sure I am using the same domain name I set it up with originally. Now it cannot find anything by hostname, so I changed it to the IP of the domain controller. Now it says I am using the wrong password for the domain users I assigned as admin. Nothing but headaches with this software.
UPDATE 2: I just want to blow my brains out. Rebooted the server and it wants to go through the setup process again.
FINAL UPDATE: Come to find out v4.0.2 doesn't work out of the box, I am told it only works with Java 8, which I tried and it still failed. Once I installed 4.0.1 all my issue went away. Funny thing is, if you create a brand new server, install Java 8, OpenFire will not install, unless you install Java 7, so why make a product that only works with one version of Java, but demand a prior version?