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

2.2.2.2 Restrictions to modifying configuration entries and attributes
Certain restrictions apply when modifying server entries and attributes:
• The cn=monitor entry and its child entries are read-only and cannot be modified, except
to manage ACIs.
• If an attribute is added to cn=config, the server ignores it.
• If an invalid value is entered for an attribute, the server ignores it.
• Because the ldapdelete command is used for deleting an entire entry, use the ldapmodify
command to remove an attribute from an entry.
2.2.2.3 Configuration changes requiring server restart
Some configuration attributes cannot be altered while the server is running. In these cases, for
the changes to take effect, the server needs to be shut down and restarted. The modifications
should be made either through the Directory Server Console or by manually editing the dse.ldif
file. Some of the attributes that require a server restart for any changes to take effect are listed
below.
nsslapd-certdirnsslapd-cachesize
nsslapd-dbncachensslapd-dbcachesize
nsslapd-changelogdirnsslapd-plugin
nsslapd-changelogmaxentriesnsslapd-changelogmaxage
nsslapd-schemadirnsslapd-port
nsslapd-secureportnsslapd-saslpath
nsSSL2nsslapd-tmpdir
nsSSLclientauthnsSSL3
nsslapd-conntablesizensSSLSessionTimeout
nsslapd-maxdescriptorsnsslapd-lockdir
nsslapd-listenhostnsslapd-reservedescriptors
nsslapd-securelistenhostnsslapd-schema-ignore-trailing-spaces
nsslapd-return-exact-casensslapd-workingdir
This list is not exhaustive; to see a complete list, run the ldapsearch command and search for
the nsslapd-requiresrestart attribute. For example:
# ldapsearch -p 389 -D "cn=directory manager" \
-w password -s sub -b "cn=config" \
"(objectclass=*)" | grep nsslapd-requiresrestart
2.3 Core server configuration attributes reference
This section contains reference information on the configuration attributes that are relevant to
the core server functionality. For information on changing server configuration, see “Accessing
and modifying server configuration”. For a list of server features that are implemented as plug-ins,
see “Server plug-in functionality reference”. For help with implementing custom server
functionality, contact HP support.
The configuration information stored in the dse.ldif file is organized as an information tree
under the general configuration entry cn=config, as shown in . Figure 2-1
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