Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide
To set cascading chaining defaults for all database links in Directory Server, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. Expand the Data folder in the left pane, and click Database Link Settings. Click the Default
Creation Parameters tab.
3. Select the Check local ACI checkbox to enable the evaluation of local ACIs on the
intermediate database links involved in cascading chaining. Selecting this checkbox may
require adding the appropriate local ACIs to a database on the servers that contain
intermediate database links.
4. Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to another database link in the
Maximum hops field.
By default, the maximum is 10 hops. After 10 hops, a loop is detected by the server, and an
error is returned to the client application.
5. Click Save.
NOTE
Changes made to the default settings of a database link are not applied
retroactively. Only the database links created after changes are made to the
default settings will reflect the changes.
3.7.3. Configuring Cascading Chaining Using the Console
To configure cascading chaining for a particular set of database links, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. Expand the Data folder in the left pane, and locate the database link to include in a
cascading chain. Click the database link, then click the Limits and Controls tab in the right
navigation pane.
3. Select the Check local ACI checkbox to enable the evaluation of local ACIs on the
intermediate database links involved in the cascading chain. Selecting this checkbox may
require adding the appropriate local ACIs to the database link.
4. Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to another database link in the
Maximum hops field.
By default, the maximum is ten hops. After ten hops, a loop is detected by the server, and an
error is returned to the client application.
Chapter 3. Configuring Directory Databases
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