Installation guide

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Contents
AboutThisGuide ...............................................................7
PrerequisiteReading .................................................................... 7
DirectoryServerOverview ............................................................... 7
ConventionsUsedInThisGuide .......................................................... 8
RelatedInformation ..................................................................... 9
Chapter 1 PreparingforaDirectoryServerInstallation..............................11
InstallationComponents ................................................................ 11
ConfigurationDecisions ................................................................ 12
ChoosingUniquePortNumbers....................................................... 13
CreatingaNewServerRoot .......................................................... 13
DecidingtheUserandGroupforYourNetscapeServers(UNIXonly) ...................... 14
DefiningAuthenticationEntities....................................................... 14
DeterminingYourDirectorySuffix .................................................... 16
DeterminingtheLocationoftheConfigurationDirectory ................................. 16
DeterminingtheLocationoftheUserDirectory ......................................... 17
DeterminingtheAdministrationDomain ............................................... 18
InstallationProcessOverview............................................................ 18
SelectinganInstallationProcess ....................................................... 19
UpgradeProcess .................................................................... 20
UnpackingtheSoftware.............................................................. 20
InstallationPrivileges................................................................... 20
Chapter 2 Computer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SupportedPlatforms ................................................................... 21
HardwareRequirements ................................................................ 22
OperatingSystemRequirements ......................................................... 22
dsktuneUtility ...................................................................... 23
Solaris8OperatingSystem ........................................................... 23
VerifyingDiskSpace .............................................................. 23