Neoview User Management and Security Administration Guide (R2.5)

Table 4-2 Changing a Directory Server Configuration (continued)
CommentRangeInitial ValueField Name (HPDM)
Parameter Name
(NCI)
Distinguished name that the
Neoview platform uses to
connect to the LDAP server.
Enclose in double quotes if
the name includes commas.
If the DN itself contains a
double quote, precede that
character with another
double quote.
1-512 charactersValue set when you
added the server or
when you last
modified the
configuration.
Search DNSearchUserDN
Password that the Neoview
platform uses to connect to
the LDAP server. Enclose in
double quotes if the name
includes commas.
1-128 printable
characters
Value set when you
added the server or
when you last
modified the
configuration.
Password, Confirm
Password
SearchUserPwd
In NCI, pathname to a file
containing parameters
relevant to directory
searches. HPDM has
pull-down lists of
parameters tailored to the
server type.
Varies with the
parameter
Value set when you
added the server or
when you last
modified the
configuration.
Common parameters,
Parameters
ConfigText
Encryption protocol used
between the Neoview
platform and the directory
server.
SSL, TLS, or
None
Value set when you
added the server or
when you last
modified the
configuration.
Encryption OptionEncryption
Certificate used for
encryption, required if the
encryption option is SSL or
TLS.
Pathname
(HPDM also lets
you specify the
certificate text)
Value set when you
added the server or
when you last
modified the
configuration.
Certificate (use
Import button to
specify the pathname
of a certificate file)
CAcert
For additional information about using the Edit Directory Server dialog, see the HPDM Online
Help.
It can take up to five minutes for the change in the server configuration to take effect.
ALTER SERVER Command
This command modifies the configuration entry for a directory server. Only a user who has the
ROLE.SECMGR role (for example, SECURITYMGR) may enter this command.
Syntax
[.SEC] ALTER SERVER domainName UsagePri ,attributes[,attributes]
Parameters
See “Attributes of Directory Server Configurations” (page 78) for attribute definitions. The
following considerations apply specifically to the ALTER SERVER command:
• domainName and UsagePri are required and must match an existing configuration entry.
You cannot use this command to change the domain name or usage priority of an existing
88 LDAP Server Configuration on Neoview