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

The format for the configuration file is shown below.

[connection]

host:port:binddn:bindpwd:bindcert

...

[alias]

alias = host:port

...

[color]

lowmark = color

The connection section defines how this tool may connect to each LDAP server in the

replication topology to get the replication-agreement information. The default binddn is

cn=Directory Manager. Simple bind will be used unless bindcert is specified with the path of a

certificate database.

A server may have a dedicated or shared entry in the connection section. The script will find out

the most matched entry for a given server. For example, if all the LDAP servers except host1

share the same binddn and bindpassword, the connection section will need to contain just two

entries:

[connection]

*:*:binddn:bindpassword:

host1:*:binddn1:bindpassword1:

In the optional alias section, use aliases such as Supplier1, Supplier2, and Hub1, to identify

the servers in the replication topology. If used, the output shows these aliases, instead of

http(s)://hostname:port.

The CSN time lags between suppliers and consumers can be displayed in different colors based

on their range. The default color set is green for 0-5 minutes lag, yellow for 5-60 minutes lag,

and pink for a lag of 60 minutes or more.

The connection parameters for all the servers in a replication topology must be specified within

one configuration file. One configuration file, however, may contain information for multiple

replication topologies.

Because of the connection parameters, the replication monitoring tool does not need to perform

DES decryption of the credentials stored in the Directory Server. Each line in this file could

either be a comment started with the # character or a connection entry of the format:

host:port:binddn:bindpwd:bindcert

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