Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. In the left pane, expand the Data folder, and locate the database link to update under one of
the suffixes. Select the database link.
3. In the right navigation pane, click the Authentication tab.
4. To update the remote server information, enter a new LDAP URL in the Remote Server URL
field.
Unlike the standard LDAP URL format, the URL of the remote server does not specify a
suffix. It takes the form ldap://hostname:port/.
5. Update the bind DN used by the database link to bind with the remote server by entering a
new DN in the Database link bind DN field.
6. Update the password used by the database link to bind with the remote server by entering a
new password in the Database link password field. Confirm the password by retyping it in
the Confirm database link password field.
The remote server checklist box lists the administrative user entry, suffix, and ACI that need
to exist on the remote server for the database link to bind successfully.
7. Click Save.
3.4.2. Deleting Database Links
To delete a database link, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. In the left navigation pane, locate the database link to delete, and select it.
3. From the Object menu, select Delete.
Alternatively, right-click the database link, and select Delete from the pop-up menu.
The Deleting Database Link confirmation dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the database link.
Once deleted, the database link no longer appears in the right pane.
3.5. Database Links and Access Control Evaluation
When a user binds to a server containing a database link, the database link sends the user's
identity to the remote server. Access controls are always evaluated on the remote server. Every
LDAP operation evaluated on the remote server uses the original identity of the client
application passed via the proxied authorization control. Operations succeed on the remote
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