HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

Table of Contents
1 Basic HP-UX Directory Server usage..........................................................................19
1.1 Overview.........................................................................................................................................19
1.2 Directory Server file locations.........................................................................................................19
1.3 Starting and stopping servers..........................................................................................................20
1.3.1 Starting and stopping Directory Server from the console......................................................20
1.3.2 Starting and stopping Directory Server from the command line...........................................21
1.3.3 Starting and stopping Administration Server.........................................................................21
1.4 Starting the Directory Server Console.............................................................................................21
1.4.1 Logging into Directory Server.................................................................................................22
1.4.2 Changing login identity..........................................................................................................22
1.4.3 Viewing the current console bind DN.....................................................................................23
1.5 Enabling LDAPI..............................................................................................................................23
1.6 Changing Directory Server port numbers.......................................................................................23
1.7 Creating a new Directory Server instance.......................................................................................26
1.8 Configuring the Directory Manager................................................................................................28
1.9 Enabling plug-ins............................................................................................................................28
2 Configuring directory databases................................................................................31
2.1 Overview of directory databases.....................................................................................................31
2.2 Creating and maintaining suffixes..................................................................................................31
2.2.1 Creating suffixes......................................................................................................................32
2.2.1.1 Creating a new root suffix using the console..................................................................33
2.2.1.2 Creating a new sub suffix using the console...................................................................34
2.2.1.3 Creating root and sub suffixes from the command line.................................................36
2.2.2 Maintaining suffixes................................................................................................................37
2.2.2.1 Disabling a suffix.............................................................................................................38
2.2.2.2 Deleting a suffix..............................................................................................................38
2.3 Creating and maintaining databases...............................................................................................39
2.3.1 Creating databases..................................................................................................................39
2.3.1.1 Creating a new database for an existing suffix using the console..................................41
2.3.1.2 Creating a new database for a single suffix from the command line.............................42
2.3.1.3 Adding multiple databases for a single suffix................................................................42
2.3.1.3.1 Adding the custom distribution function to a suffix using the Directory Server
Console..................................................................................................................................43
2.3.1.3.2 Adding the custom distribution function to a suffix using the command line......44
2.3.2 Maintaining directory databases.............................................................................................44
2.3.2.1 Placing a database in read-only mode............................................................................44
2.3.2.1.1 Making a database read-only using the console.....................................................44
2.3.2.1.2 Making a database read-only from the command line...........................................45
2.3.2.1.3 Placing the entire directory server in read-only mode...........................................45
2.3.2.2 Deleting a database.........................................................................................................46
2.3.2.3 Configuring transaction logs for frequent database updates.........................................47
2.3.3 Database encryption................................................................................................................48
2.3.3.1 Encryption keys...............................................................................................................48
2.3.3.2 Encryption ciphers..........................................................................................................49
2.3.3.3 Configuring database encryption from the console........................................................49
2.3.3.4 Configuring database encryption using the command line...........................................51
2.3.3.5 Exporting and importing an encrypted database...........................................................52
2.4 Creating and maintaining database links.......................................................................................52
2.4.1 Creating a new database link..................................................................................................53
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