Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Configuration, Command, and File Reference

System indexes should not be removed, as this will seriously disrupt server functionality.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=default indexes, cn=config, cn=ldbm
database, cn=plugins, cn=config
Valid Values true | false
Default Value
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nssystemindex: true
4.5.2. nsIndexType
This optional, multi-valued attribute specifies the type of index for Directory Server operations
and takes the values of the attributes to be indexed. Each desired index type has to be entered
on a separate line.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=default indexes, cn=config, cn=ldbm
database, cn=plugins, cn=config
Valid Values
• pres = presence index
• eq = equality index
• approx = approximate index
• sub = substring index
• matching rule = international index
• index browse = browsing index
Default Value
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsindextype: eq
4.5.3. nsMatchingRule
This optional, multi-valued attribute specifies the ordering matching rule name or OID used to
match values and to generate index keys for the attribute. This is most commonly used to
ensure that equality and range searches work correctly for languages other than English (7-bit
ASCII).
This is also used to allow range searches to work correctly for integer syntax attributes that do
not specify an ordering matching rule in their schema definition. uidNumber and gidNumber are
cn=plugins, cn=config and cn=UserRoot,
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