Import and export directory server settings
Administrators and users can export directory settings as a Form Data Format (FDF) file, and use that file to
configure the directory server on another computer. As you export the file, you can choose to send it as a signed
email attachment.
Export directory server settings
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Choose Document > Security Settings.
Select Directory Servers on the left, and select a server on the right.
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Click Export.
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Select a destination, and click Next.
If you need to verify the information in the FDF file, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next.
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Do one of the following:
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If you're saving the file, specify a name and location for it, and click Save.
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If you're sending the file as an email attachment, type an email address in the To box, click Next, and then click
Finish.
Import directory server settings
Do one of the following:
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Double-click the FDF file.
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Choose Document > Security Settings, select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import. Select the FDF
file, and click Open.
If the FDF file is signed, right-click/Control-click the signature and choose options to validate the signature or
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view signature properties.
Click Import Search Directory Settings.
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Click OK if prompted to confirm your choice, and then click Close.
The directory server appears in the Security Settings dialog box.
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