Installation guide

Computer name [ldap.exam ple.com]:
NOTE
The setup program gets the host information from the /etc/resolv.conf file. If there
are aliases in the /etc/hosts file, such as ldap.exam ple.com , that do not match the
/etc/resolv.conf settings, you cannot use the default hostname option.
The hostname is very important. It is used generate the Directory Server instance name, the
admin domain, and the base suffix, among others. If you are using SSL/T LS or Kerberos, the
computer name must be the exact name that clients use to connect to the system. If you will use
DNS, make sure the name resolves to a valid IP address and that IP address resolves back to this
name.
6. Set the user and group as which the Directory Server process will run. The default is
nobody:nobody. For example:
System User [nobody]:
System Group [nobody]:
7. The next step allows you to register your Directory Server with an existing Directory Server
instance, called the Configuration Directory Server. T his registers the new instance so it can be
managed by the Console. If this is the first Directory Server instance set up on your network, it is
not possible to register it with another directory. Select n to set up this Directory Server as a
Configuration Directory Server and move to the next typical install step, setting up the
administrator user.
NOTE
To register the Directory Server instance with an existing Configuration Directory Server,
select yes. T his continues with the registration process rather than the regular typical
setup process.
Registering a new instance with a Configuration Directory Server requires you to supply
information about the Configuration Directory Server:
The Configuration Directory Server URL, such as
ldap://ldap.exam ple.com :389/o=NetscapeRoot
To use T LS/SSL, set the protocol as ldaps:// instead of ldap:// For LDAPS, use
the secure port (636) instead of the standard port (389), and provide a CA certificate.
The Configuration Directory Server administrator's user ID; by default, this is adm in.
The administrator user's password.
The Configuration Directory Server Admin domain, such as example.com .
The CA certificate to authenticate to the Configuration Directory Server. This is only
required if the Directory Server instance will connect to the Configuration Directory
Server over LDAPS. This should be the full path and filename the CA certificate in
PEM/ASCII format.
This information is supplied in place of creating an admin user and domain for the new
Directory Server, steps 8, 9, and 10.
8. Set the administrator username. T he default is adm in.
9. Set the administrator password and confirm it.
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