Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

1. Creating and Maintaining Suffixes ..................................................................47
1.1. Creating Suffixes ................................................................................48
1.2. Maintaining Suffixes ...........................................................................54
2. Creating and Maintaining Databases ..............................................................56
2.1. Creating Databases ............................................................................56
2.2. Maintaining Directory Databases .........................................................61
2.3. Database Encryption ..........................................................................64
3. Creating and Maintaining Database Links .......................................................69
3.1. Configuring the Chaining Policy ...........................................................69
3.2. Creating a New Database Link ............................................................75
3.3. Chaining Using SSL ...........................................................................86
3.4. Maintaining Database Links ................................................................86
3.5. Database Links and Access Control Evaluation ....................................87
3.6. Advanced Feature: Tuning Database Link Performance ........................89
3.7. Advanced Feature: Configuring Cascading Chaining ............................93
4. Using Referrals ...........................................................................................106
4.1. Starting the Server in Referral Mode ..................................................106
4.2. Setting Default Referrals ...................................................................107
4.3. Creating Smart Referrals ..................................................................108
4.4. Creating Suffix Referrals ...................................................................110
4. Populating Directory Databases ...........................................................................113
1. Importing Data ............................................................................................113
1.1. Importing a Database from the Console .............................................114
1.2. Initializing a Database from the Console ............................................115
1.3. Importing from the Command-Line ....................................................116
2. Exporting Data ............................................................................................119
2.1. Exporting Directory Data to LDIF Using the Console ...........................121
2.2. Exporting a Single Database to LDIF Using the Console .....................122
2.3. Exporting to LDIF from the Command-Line ........................................122
3. Backing up and Restoring Data ....................................................................124
3.1. Backing up All Databases .................................................................124
3.2. Backing up the dse.ldif Configuration File ...........................................126
3.3. Restoring All Databases ...................................................................126
3.4. Restoring a Single Database .............................................................128
3.5. Restoring Databases That Include Replicated Entries .........................129
3.6. Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File .............................................129
5. Managing Entries with Roles, Class of Service, and Views ....................................131
1. Using Roles ................................................................................................131
1.1. About Roles .....................................................................................131
1.2. Managing Roles Using the Console ...................................................133
1.3. Managing Roles Using the Command-Line ........................................139
1.4. Using Roles Securely .......................................................................142
2. Assigning Class of Service ..........................................................................143
2.1. About CoS .......................................................................................144
2.2. Managing CoS Using the Console .....................................................149
2.3. Managing CoS from the Command-Line ............................................153
2.4. Creating Role-Based Attributes .........................................................160
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