Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide
Uniqueness Plug-in entry and only modify the attributes listed below.
For example, to create an instance the Attribute Uniqueness Plug-in for the mail attribute, do the
following:
1. In the dse.ldif file, locate the entry for the Attribute Uniqueness Plug-in, cn=attribute
uniqueness,cn=plugins,cn=config.
2. Copy the entire entry. The entry ends in an empty line; copy the empty line, too.
3. Paste the copied Attribute Uniqueness Plug-in entry at the end of the file.
4. Modify the Attribute Uniqueness Plug-in entry attributes for the new attribute information:
dn: cn=mail uniqueness,cn=plugins,cn=config
...
nsslapd-pluginEnabled: on
nsslapd-pluginarg0: mail
nsslapd-pluginarg1: dc=example,dc=com
...
5. Restart the Directory Server.
service dirsrv restart instance_name
In this example, the uniqueness check will be performed on every entry in the
dc=example,dc=com entry that includes the mail attribute.
4. Configuring Attribute Uniqueness Plug-ins
This section explains how to use Directory Server Console to view the plug-ins configured for
the directory and how to modify the configuration of the Attribute Uniqueness Plug-ins.
4.1. Viewing Plug-in Configuration Information
Display the configuration entry for Attribute Uniqueness Plug-ins as follows:
1. In the Directory Server Console, click the Directory tab.
2. In the left navigation tree, expand the config folder, then the Plug-ins folder.
The list of plug-ins is displayed in the right navigation window, which shows the UID Attribute
Uniqueness Plug-in and any other Attribute Uniqueness Plug-ins that have been created.
Configuring Attribute Uniqueness Plug-ins
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