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--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.lo
g
For no log file, set the
file name to
/dev/null:
-l /dev/null
--update -u This parameter
updates existing
Directory Server
instances. If an
installation is broken in
some way, this option
can be used to update
or replace missing
packages and then re-
register all of the local
instances with the
Configuration Directory.
1.4. Overview of Setup
After the Directory Server packages are installed, there is a script, setup-ds-adm in.pl, which you run
to configure the new Directory Server and Administration Server instance. T his script launches an
interactive setup program. The setup program supplies default configuration values which you can
accept them or substitute with alternatives. T here are three kinds of setup modes, depending on what
you select when you first launch the setup program:
Express — The fastest setup mode. T his requires minimal interaction and uses default values for
almost all settings. Because express installation does not offer the choice of selecting the Directory
Server server port number or the directory suffix, among other settings, Red Hat recommends that
you not use it for production deployments. Also, express setups can fail if default configuration
values are not available because there is no way to offer an alternative.
Typical — T he default and most common setup mode. T his prompts you to supply more detailed
information about the directory service, like suffix and configuration directory information, while still
proceeding quickly through the setup process.
Custom — The most detailed setup mode. This provides more control over Administration Server
settings and also allows data to be imported into the Directory Server at setup, so that entries are
already populated in the databases when the setup is complete.
The information requested with the setup process is described in T able 1.2, “Comparison of Setup
Types”.
There is a fourth setup option, silent setup, which uses a configuration file and command-line options to
supply the Directory Server settings automatically, so there is no user interaction required. It is also
possible to pass setup arguments with the script, as described in Section 1.3, “About the setup-ds-
admin.pl Script”. The possible .inf setup file parameters are listed and described in Section 6.3.5,
“About .inf File Parameters”.
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