Installation guide

Option Alternate Options Description Example

WARNING

The

cache

file

contains

the

cleartext

passwords

supplied

during

setup.

Use

appropriate

caution

and

protection

with

this

file.

--logfile name -l This parameter

specifies a log file to

which to write the

output. If this is not

set, then the setup

information is written

to a temporary file.

-l

/export/example2007.log

For no log file, set the

file name to

/dev/null:

-l /dev/null

Table 6.1. setup-ds-admin Options

3.4. Using the ConfigFile Parameter to Configure the Directory

Server

The ConfigFile parameter in the .inf is an extremely useful tool to configure the directory

from the time it is set up. The ConfigFile parameter specified an LDIF file to import into the

directory. Since the ConfigFile parameter can be used multiple times, it is a good idea to have

multiple LDIF files so that the individual entries are easy to manage.

The ConfigFile parameter is set in the [slapd] section of the .inf.

Using the ConfigFile Parameter to Configure