HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

Enter the full distinguished name of the entry with which to bind to the server. For example,
to bind as user Barbara Jensen, enter her full DN in the login box:
cn=Barbara Jensen, ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
1.4.3 Viewing the current console bind DN
To see the bind DN that is currently logged into the Directory Server Console, click the login
icon in the lower-left corner of the window. The current bind DN appears next to the login icon.
Figure 1-1 Viewing the bind DN
1.5 Enabling LDAPI
Interprocess communication (IPC) is a way for separate processes on a UNIX machine or a
network to communicate directly with each other. LDAPI allows LDAP connections to run over
IPC connections, meaning that LDAP operations can run over UNIX sockets. These connections
are much faster and more secure than regular LDAP connections.
LDAPI is enabled through two configuration attributes:
• nsslapd-ldapilisten to enable LDAPI for Directory Server
• nsslapd-ldapifilepath to point to the Unix socket file
To enable LDAPI:
1. Modify the nsslapd-ldapilisten to turn LDAPI on and add the socket file attribute.
ldapmodify -D "cn=directory manager" -w secret -p 389 -h server.example.com
dn: cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: nsslapd-ldapilisten
nsslapd-ldapilisten: on
-
add: nsslapd-ldapifilepath
nsslapd-ldapifilepath: /var/opt/dirsrv/slapd-example/slapd-example.socket
2. Restart the server to apply the new configuration.
/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/restart-slapd
1.6 Changing Directory Server port numbers
The standard and secure LDAP port numbers used by Directory Server can be changed through
the Directory Server Console or by changing the value of the nsslapd-port or
nsslapd-secureport attribute under the cn=config entry in the dse.ldif.
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