Installation guide

Using Typical Installation

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❍ o=NetscapeRoot

Do not modify the contents of the directory under the o=NetscapeRoot

suffix. Either create data under the first suffix or create a new suffix to

be used for this purpose. For details on how to create new suffixes for

your Directory Server, see the Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s

Guide.

Using Typical Installation

Most first time installations of Directory Server can be performed using the

Typical Installation option of the

setup program. Typical installation differs

slightly depending on whether you are installing on UNIX or Windows. The

following sections outline the different procedures.

Using Typical Installation on UNIX

To perform a typical installation on UNIX:

1. Log in as root.

2. Create a new directory:

# mkdir ds

# cd ds

If you have not already done so, download the product binaries file to the

installation directory.

4. Unpack the product binaries file using the following command:

# gunzip -dc filename.tar.gz | tar -xvof -

where filename corresponds to the product binaries that you want to unpack.

5. Run the setup program. You can find it in the directory where you untarred

binary files. Issue the following command from the installation directory:

./setup

The setup program asks if you would like to proceed with the setup. Press

Enter to respond with the default (the default for this prompt is Yes) or press n

if you would like to exit the

setup program.

If you want to log in as root or superuser (su), you will need to exit the

setup

program.