Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Preface .................................................................................................................. xvii
1. Directory Server Overview ........................................................................... xvii
2. Example and Default References .................................................................xviii
3. Document Conventions ...............................................................................xviii
4. Related Information ....................................................................................... xx
1. General Red Hat Directory Server Usage ................................................................ 1
1. Directory Server File Locations ....................................................................... 1
2. LDAP Tool Locations ...................................................................................... 4
3. Starting and Stopping Servers ........................................................................ 4
3.1. Starting and Stopping Directory Server from the Console ....................... 5
3.2. Starting and Stopping Directory Server from the Command Line ............ 5
3.3. Starting and Stopping Administration Server ......................................... 6
4. Starting the Directory Server Console .............................................................. 7
4.1. Logging into Directory Server ............................................................... 8
4.2. Changing Login Identity ....................................................................... 8
4.3. Viewing the Current Console Bind DN .................................................. 9
5. Changing Directory Server Port Numbers ........................................................ 9
6. Creating a New Directory Server Instance ......................................................11
7. Configuring the Directory Manager .................................................................12
2. Creating Directory Entries ......................................................................................15
1. Managing Entries from the Directory Console .................................................15
1.1. Creating a Root Entry .........................................................................15
1.2. Creating Directory Entries ...................................................................16
1.3. Modifying Directory Entries .................................................................18
1.4. Deleting Directory Entries ...................................................................23
2. Managing Entries from the Command-Line .....................................................24
2.1. Providing Input from the Command-Line ..............................................24
2.2. Creating a Root Entry from the Command-Line ....................................25
2.3. Adding Entries Using LDIF ..................................................................26
2.4. Adding and Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify ...................................26
2.5. Deleting Entries Using ldapdelete ........................................................29
2.6. Using Special Characters ...................................................................31
3. Tracking Modifications to Directory Entries .....................................................31
4. LDIF Update Statements ...............................................................................32
4.1. Adding an Entry Using LDIF ................................................................34
4.2. Renaming an Entry Using LDIF ...........................................................35
4.3. Modifying an Entry Using LDIF ............................................................36
4.4. Deleting an Entry Using LDIF ..............................................................40
4.5. Modifying an Entry in an Internationalized Directory ..............................41
5. Maintaining Referential Integrity .....................................................................41
5.1. How Referential Integrity Works ..........................................................41
5.2. Using Referential Integrity with Replication ..........................................42
5.3. Enabling/Disabling Referential Integrity ................................................43
5.4. Modifying the Update Interval ..............................................................43
5.5. Modifying the Attribute List ..................................................................44
3. Configuring Directory Databases ............................................................................47
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