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It is also possible to provide Directory Server parameters on the command line, so that the

instance is created with pre-defined defaults. For example:

setup-ds-admin.pl slapd.ServerPort=1100 slapd.RootDNPwd=itsasecret

When the installer runs, the Directory Server port default is 1100, and the Directory Manager

password is itsasecret.

This script can also be run in silent mode, which means the setup program never opens; the

Directory Server instance values are taken from a specified file. For example:

setup-ds-admin.pl -s -f file.inf

-s runs the script in silent mode, and -f file.inf specifies the setup file to use. Silent

instance setup and .inf files are described in Section 3, “Silent Setup”.

NOTE

New Directory Server instances can be created through the Directory Server

Console; this is described in the Directory Server Administration Guide.

2.2. (Alternate) Installing Directory Server with setup-ds

There is also a command called setup-ds.pl. This command creates an instance of Directory

Server that is not managed by the Directory Server Console. It works exactly the same way as

setup-ds-admin.pl except that the questions about the Configuration Directory Server and

Administration Server are omitted. Using this command to create a Directory Server instance

means that the instance has to be managed through the command line or other tools, or it can

be registered with the Configuration Directory Server to manage it with the Console. See

Section 2.3, “Registering an Existing Directory Server Instance with the Configuration Directory

Server” for more information.

2.3. Registering an Existing Directory Server Instance with the

Configuration Directory Server

The Configuration Directory Server uses the o=NetscapeRoot database to store information

about the Directory Servers and Administration Servers in your network. This is used by the

Console and the Administration Servers. This database can belong to a separate Directory

Server instance, called the Configuration Directory Server. There is an option when an instance

is first set up to register it with a Configuration Directory Server. It is possible to register an

existing Directory Server instance with a Configuration Directory Server using the

(Alternate) Installing Directory Server with