Conventions Used In This Book - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Conventions Used in This Book

This section explains the conventions used in this book.
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Monospaced font
computer screen or text that you should type. It is also used for filenames,
functions, and examples.
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NOTE
• The greater than symbol (>) is used as a separator for successive menu
selections. For example, Object > New > User means that you should pull
down the Object menu, drag the mouse down to highlight New, and drag the
mouse across to the New submenu in which you must select User.
• Throughout this book you will see path references of the form:
serverRoot is the installation directory. The default installation directory is
/opt/redhat-ds/servers
location, you should adapt the path accordingly.
serverID is the ID or identifier you assigned to an instance of Directory Server
when you installed it. For example, if you gave the server an identifier of
phonebook
/opt/redhat-ds/servers/slapd-phonebook/. . .
• In examples/sample code, paths assume that the Directory Server is installed
in the default location
Directory Server in a different location, adapt the paths accordingly. Also, all
examples use
—This typeface is used for any text that appears on the
Notes and Cautions mark important information. Make sure you
read the information before continuing with a task.
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/...
, then the actual path would look like this:
/opt/redhat-ds/servers
phonebook
. If you have installed Directory Server in a different
for the server identifier where appropriate.
Conventions Used in This Book
. If you have installed your
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