HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. In the left pane, expand the Data folder, and select the database link under the suffix.
3. In the right navigation pane, click the Authentication tab.
4. Change the connection information.
• The LDAP URL for the remote server. (Unlike the standard LDAP URL format, the URL
of the remote server does not specify a suffix. It has the form
ldap://hostname:port/.)
• The bind DN and password used by the database link to bind to the remote server.
2.4.4 Configuring database link defaults
Configuring the default settings for database links defines the settings used for cascading chaining
(the number of hops allowed for a client request), the connection rules for the remote server, and
how the server responds to client requests.
1. Select the Configuration tab.
2. Expand the Data folder in the left pane, and click Database Link Settings. Open the Default
Creation Parameters tab.
2.4 Creating and maintaining database links 71