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This is the location for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. File locations for other platforms are listed in Section 1, “Directory
Server File Locations”.
Always use the attribute's primary name (not the attribute's alias) when creating
indexes. The primary name of the attribute is the first name listed for the attribute
in the schema; for example, uid for the user ID attribute. See Table 10.7,
“Attribute Name Quick Reference Table” for a list of all primary and alias attribute
names.
2.2.2. Running the db2index.pl Script
After creating an indexing entry or added additional index types to an existing indexing entry,
run the db2index.pl script to generate the new set of indexes to be maintained by the Directory
Server. After the script is run, the new set of indexes is active for any new data added to the
directory and any existing data in the directory.
To run the db2index.pl Perl script, do the following:
1. Open the Directory Server instance directory.
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cd /usr/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name
2. Run the db2index.pl Perl script.
db2index.pl-D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password -n ExampleServer -t sn
For more information about using this Perl script, see the Directory Server Configuration,
Command, and File Reference.
Table 10.6, “db2index Options” describes the db2index.pl options:
Option Description
-D Specifies the DN of the administrative user.
-w Specifies the password of the administrative
user.
-n Specifies the name of the database being
indexed.
-t Specifies the name of the attribute contained
by the index.
Table 10.3. db2index.pl Options
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