Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

• The size of each attribute name in the request

• The size of the values of each of the attributes in the request

• The size of the DN in the request

• Some overhead; usually 10 kilobytes is sufficient

One common issue that requires increasing the nsslapd-maxbersize setting is using attributes

which hold CRL values, such as certificateRevocationList, authorityRevocationList,

and deltaRevocationList.

For further information about the nsslapd-maxbersize attribute and for information about

setting this attribute, see the section "nsslapd-maxbersize (MaximumMessage Size)" in chapter

2, "Core Server Configuration Reference," in Red Hat Directory Server Configuration,

Command, and File Reference.

1.3.6. Adding Attribute Values

Multi-valued attributes allow multiple value for one attribute to be added to an entry. To add an

attribute value to a multi-valued attribute:

1. In the Directory tab of the Directory Server Console, right-click the entry to modify, and

select Advanced from the pop-up menu.

Alternatively, double-click the entry to open the Property Editor, and click the Advanced

button.

2. Select the attribute to which to add a value, and then click Add Value. A new blank text field

opens in the right column.

3. Type in the new attribute value.

4. Click OK in the Advanced Property Editor to close the Advanced Property Editor, then

click OK again to close the Property Editor.

1.3.7. Removing an Attribute Value

To remove an attribute value from an entry, do the following:

1. In the Directory tab of the Directory Server Console, right-click the entry to modify, and

select Advanced from the pop-up menu.

Alternatively, double-click the entry to open the Property Editor, and click the Advanced

button.

2. Click the text box of the attribute value to remove, and click Delete Value.

Modifying Directory Entries