Installation guide

Using Typical Installation
30 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • December 2003
7. For configuration directory, select the default if this directory will host your
o=NetscapeRoot tree. Otherwise, enter the appropriate contact information for
the configuration directory.
If this Directory Server instance is not the configuration directory, then the
configuration directory must exist and be running before you can continue
this installation.
8. For the directory to store data in, you must decide if this Directory Server
instance will store your enterprise’s data. For most cases, you can select the
default, “Store data in this Directory Server.” However, if this Directory
Server instance is intended to be a configuration directory only, then you
should select “Store data in an existing Directory Server.”
9. For server identifier, enter a unique value (normally the default is sufficient).
This value is used as part of the name of the directory in which the
Directory Server instance is installed. For example, if your machine’s host
name is
phonebook then this name is the default and selecting it will cause
the Directory Server instance to be installed into a directory labeled
slapd-phonebook.
10. For a directory suffix, enter a distinguished name (DN) that is meaningful to
your enterprise.
This string is used to form the name of all your organization’s directory entries.
Therefore, pick some name that is representative of your organization. It is
recommended that you pick a suffix that corresponds to your Internet DNS
name. For example, if your organization uses the DNS name
example.com,
then enter
dc=example,dc=com here. Avoid space characters in the suffix.
11. For the Directory Server port, select the default (389) unless you already
have another application using that port.
12. For Configuration Directory Administrator ID and password, enter the name
and password that you will log in as when you want to authenticate to the
console with full privileges.
13. For Administration Domain, enter the domain to which you want this server to
belong.
The name that you enter should be a unique string that is descriptive of the
organization responsible for administering the domain. For information on
administration domains, see “Determining the Administration Domain,” on
page 18.
14. For Directory Manager DN, enter the DN that you will use when managing the
contents of your directory with unlimited privileges.