HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 configuration, command, and file reference

objectclass: nsSlapdPlugin
objectclass: extensibleObject
cn: Telephone Syntax
nsslapd-pluginType: syntax
nsslapd-pluginEnabled: on
Some of these attributes are common to all plug-ins, and some may be particular to a specific
plug-in. Check which attributes are currently being used by a given plug-in by performing a
search with the ldapsearch utility on the cn=config subtree.
For a list of plug-ins supported by Directory Server, general plug-in configuration information,
the plug-in configuration attribute reference, and a list of plug-ins requiring restart for
configuration changes, see Chapter 3 “Plug-in implemented server functionality reference”.
2.1.2.3 Configuration of databases
The cn=NetscapeRoot and cn=UserRoot subtrees under the database plug-in entry contain
configuration data for the databases containing the o=NetscapeRoot suffix and the default
suffix created during setup, such as dc=example,dc=com.
These entries and their children have many attributes used to configure different database settings,
like the cache sizes, the paths to the index files and transaction logs, entries and attributes for
monitoring and statistics; and database indexes.
2.1.2.4 Configuration of indexes
Configuration information for indexing is stored as entries in the Directory Server under the
following information-tree nodes:
• cn=index,cn=backend_instance,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
• cn=default indexes,cn=config,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
For more information about indexes in general, see the HP-UX Directory Server administrator
guide. For information about the index configuration attributes, see “Database attributes under
cn=config, cn=ldbm database, cn=plugins, cn=config”.
2.2 Accessing and modifying server configuration
This section discusses access control for configuration entries and describes the various ways in
which the server configuration can be viewed and modified. It also covers restrictions to the
kinds of modification that can be made and discusses attributes that require the server to be
restarted for changes to take effect.
2.2.1 Access control for configuration entries
When the Directory Server is installed, a default set of access control instructions (ACIs) is
implemented for all entries under cn=config. The following code sample is an example of these
default ACIs.
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Configuration Administrators Group"; allow (all)
groupdn = "ldap:///cn=Configuration Administrators,u=Groups, ou=TopologyManagement, o=NetscapeRoot";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Configuration Administrator"; allow (all)
userdn = "ldap:///uid=admin, ou=Administrators, ou=TopologyManagement, o=NetscapeRoot";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Local Directory Administrators Group"; allow (all)
groupdn = "ldap:///ou=Directory Administrators, dc=example,dc=com";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "SIE Group"; allow(all)
groupdn = "ldap:///cn=slapd-phonebook, cn=HP-UX Directory Server,
cn=Server Group, cn=phonebook.example.com, dc=example,dc=com, o=NetscapeRoot";)
These default ACIs allow all LDAP operations to be carried out on all configuration attributes
by the following users:
• Members of the Configuration Administrators group.
• The user acting as the administrator, the admin account that was configured at setup. By
default, this is the same user account which is logged into the Console.
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