Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

avoid conflicts, the street attribute should not be used in Active Directory.

• Only one Directory Server street attribute value is synced to Active Directory. If the

streetAddress attribute is changed in Active Directory and the new value does not already

exist in Directory Server, then all street attribute values in Directory Server are replaced with

the new, single Active Directory value.

4.4. Contraints on the initials attribute

For the initials attribute, Active Directory imposes a maximum length constraint of six

characters, but Directory Server does not have a length limit. If an initials attribute longer

than six characters is added to Directory Server, the value is trimmed when it is synchronized

with the Active Directory entry.

5. Password Sync Service

The Password Sync service must be installed on the Active Directory server. It synchronizes

password changes made on Active Directory with the corresponding entries' passwords on the

Directory Server. Like any Windows service, it can be modified, started and stopped, and

uninstalled, depending on how synchronization between Directory Server and Active Directory

changes.

5.1. Modifying Password Sync

To reconfigure Password Sync, open the Windows Services panel, highlight Password Sync,

and select Modify. This goes back through the configuration screens.

5.2. Starting and Stopping the Password Sync Service

The Password Sync service is configured to start whenever the Active Directory host is started.

To reconfigure the service so that it does not start when Windows reboots:

1. Go to the Control Panel, and select Services.

2. Scroll through the list of services for the Password Sync service. The Startup field is set to

Automatic.

3. Double-click on Password Sync.

4. Select the Manual radio button, and then click OK.

To start and stop Password Sync, do the following:

1. Go to the Control Panel, and select Services.

2. Scroll through the list of services for Password Sync, and right-click on it.

Contraints on the initials attribute

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