Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux 9-15
Enabling directory service registration
To register FileMaker Server with a directory service, you need to set
the following preferences in the configuration file:
1 specify the fully-qualified domain name or IP address of the
directory service
1 specify an account name and password for directory service access
1 verify and possibly change the port number used to access the
directory service
1 register the distinguished name for FileMaker Server in the
directory service
In addition, you can optionally publish your contact information with
the directory service. This way, the directory service administrator
can contact you if, for example, hosted databases are unavailable for
guest access.
Your system administrator should be able to give you the
information you need to complete the required directory service
preference settings.
To enable FileMaker Server to register with a directory service:
1. Switch to the root user and enter the root password.
2. Using your text editor, open the fmserver.conf file.
3. Find the UseDirectoryService preference parameter and replace
the current value with
ON.
UseDirectoryService ON
4. Find the DirectoryService.ServerName preference parameter and
replace the current value between the quotes with the domain name
of the directory service or IP address of the directory server. For
example:
DirectoryService.ServerName “17.184.8.9”
5. Find the DirectoryService.LogonRequired preference parameter
and replace the current value with
ON.
DirectoryService.LogonRequired ON
6. Find the DirectoryService.AcctName preference parameter and
replace the current value between the quotes with your account
name. For example:
DirectoryService.AcctName “My_Company”
7. Find the DirectoryService.Password preference parameter and
replace the current value with
ON.
DirectoryService.Password ON
8. Find the DirectoryService.LdapServerPort preference parameter
and replace the current value with the port number of your directory
service. For example:
DirectoryService.LdapServerPort 300
The default setting is 389. The port number setting indicates the type
of the port required by your directory service. For example, 389
indicates an LDAP server port, but some LDAP-compliant directory
services use a different port number.
9. Find the DirectoryService.DistinguishedName preference
parameter and replace the current value between the quotes with
your distinguished name. For example:
DirectoryService.DistinguishedName”ou=filemaker,
dc=domainname, dc=com”
The distinguished name indicates where FileMaker Server is
registered or located in the directory service.
10. If you’re finished making changes to the configuration file, close
the text editor.
11. If you enabled the DirectoryService.Password preference
parameter, use the fmspasswd utility to encrypt a remote
administration password, as described in “Using the fmspasswd
utility to encrypt passwords” on page 9-11. Then restart FileMaker
Server and log out as the root user.