Installation guide

Advanced Setup and Configuration

After the default Directory Server and Administration Server have been configured, there are

tools available to manage, create, and remove server instances. These include Administration

Server conigurations to allow people to access the Directory Server files remotely, silent setup

tools for installing instances from file configuration, and instance setup and removal scripts.

1. Working with Administration Server Instances

There are two additional setup steps that can be done with the Administration Server. This first

allows the Administration Server to be accessed by remote clients, so that users can install and

launch the Directory Server Console and still access the remote Directory Server file, such as

help files.

NOTE

If you lock yourself out of the Console or Administration Server, you may have to

edit the Administration Server configuration directly via LDAP. See

http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Howto:AdminServerLDAPMgmt for

information on editing the Administration Server configuration.

1.1. Configuring IP Authorization on the Administration Server

The Directory Server Console can be launched from remote machines to access an instance of

Directory Server. The client running Directory Server Console needs access to the

Administration Server to access support files like the help content and documentation.

There are six steps to configure the Administration Server to accept the client IP address:

1. On the same machine on which the Administration Server is running launch the Console.

/usr/bin/redhat-idm-console

2. In the Administration Server Console, click the Configuration tab, then click the Network

tab.

3. In the Connection Restrictions Settings section, select IP Addresses to Allow from the

pull down menu.

4. Click Edit.

5. In the IP Addresses field, enter the following:

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