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

Configuration Filename Purpose
all of 28pilot.ldif attribute types and
classes.
30ns-common.ldif Schema that contains objects classes and
attributes common to the Directory Server
Console framework.
50ns-admin.ldif Schema used by Red Hat Administration
Server.
50ns-certificate.ldif Schema for Red Hat Certificate Management
System.
50ns-directory.ldif Contains additional configuration schema
used by Directory Server 4.12 and earlier
versions of the directory, which is no longer
applicable to current releases of Directory
Server. This schema is required for replicating
between Directory Server 4.12 and current
releases.
50ns-mail.ldif Schema used by Netscape Messaging Server
to define mail users and mail groups.
50ns-value.ldif Schema for servers' value item attributes.
50ns-web.ldif Schema for Netscape Web Server.
60pam-plugin.ldif Reserved for future use.
99user.ldif User-defined schema maintained by Directory
Server replication consumers which contains
the attributes and object classes from the
suppliers.
Table 2.1. Directory Server LDIF Configuration Files
1.2. How the Server Configuration Is Organized
The dse.ldif file contains all configuration information including directory-specific entries
created by the directory at server startup, such as entries related to the database. The file
includes the root Directory Server entry (or DSE, named by "") and the contents of cn=config
and cn=monitor.
When the server generates the dse.ldif file, it lists the entries in hierarchical order in the order
that the entries appear in the directory under cn=config, which is usually the same order in
which an LDAP search of subtree scope for base cn=config returns the entries.
dse.ldif also contains the cn=monitor entry, which is mostly read-only, but can have ACIs set
on it.
Chapter 2. Core Server Configuration Reference
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