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Table 4 .1. regist er-ds-admin.pl Options
Option Flag Description Example
--debug -d[dddd] This parameter turns
on debugging
information. For the -d
flag, increasing the
number of d's
increases the debug
level.
--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
4.3.2. Registering an Existing Directory Server Instance with the Configuration
Directory Server
The Configuration Directory Server uses the o=NetscapeRoot database to store information about the
Directory Servers and Admin Servers in your network. This is used by the Console and the Admin
Servers. T his database can belong to a separate Directory Server instance, called the Configuration
Directory Server. T here is an option when an instance is first set up to register it with a Configuration
Directory Server. It is possible to register an existing Directory Server instance with a Configuration
Directory Server using the register-ds-adm in.pl script.
/usr/sbin/register-ds-admin.pl
IMPORTANT
Running register-ds-adm in.pl creates a default instance of the Admin Server and
Configuration Directory Server if they do not already exist, then registers any existing Directory
Servers with the Configuration Directory Server.
IMPORTANT
The register-ds-adm in.pl script does not support external LDAP URLs, so the Directory
Server instance must be registered against a local Admin Server.
4.4. Updating Directory Server Instances
If the Directory Server instances become broken or outdated, the packages can be updated using the -u
option. This command looks for every local Directory Server instance, prompts for the Configuration
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