Installation guide

• An .inf file can be used in conjunction with command line parameters. Parameters set in the
command line override those specified in an .inf file, which is useful for creating an .inf file
to use to set up many Directory Servers. Many of the parameters can be the same, such as
ConfigDirectoryLdapURL, ones specific to the host, such as FullMachineName have to be
unique. For example:
setup-ds-admin.pl -s -f common.inf
General.FullMachineName=ldap37.example.com
slapd.ServerIdentifier=ldap37
This command uses the common parameters specified in the common.inf file, but overrides
FullMachineName and ServerIdentifier with the command line arguments.
NOTE
The section names and parameter names used in the .inf files and on the
command line are case sensitive. Refer to Table 1.1, “setup-ds-admin Options”
to check the correct capitalization.
The .inf file has an additional option, ConfigFile which imports the contents of any LDIF
file into the Directory Server. This is an extremely useful tool for preconfiguring users,
replication, and other directory management entries. For more information on using the
ConfigFile parameter to configure the Directory Server, see Section 3.4, “Using the
ConfigFile Parameter to Configure the Directory Server”.
Option Alternate Options Description Example
--silent -s This sets that the
setup script will run in
silent mode, drawing
the configuration
information from a file
(set with the --file
parameter) or from
arguments passed in
the command line
rather than
interactively.
--file=name -f name This sets the path
and name of the file
which contains the
configuration settings
for the new Directory
Server instance. This
can be used with the
/usr/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl
-f /export/sample.inf
About the setup-ds-admin.pl Script
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