Examples And Formatting; Command And File Examples; Tool Locations; Ldap Locations - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 11-01-2010 Installation Manual

Preface

1. Examples and Formatting

Each of the examples used in this guide, such as file locations and commands, have certain defined
conventions.

1.1. Command and File Examples

All of the examples for Red Hat Directory Server commands, file locations, and other usage are given
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit) systems. Be certain to use the appropriate commands and files
for your platform.
To start the Red Hat Directory Server:
service dirsrv start
Example 1. Example Command

1.2. Tool Locations

The tools for Red Hat Directory Server are located in the /usr/bin and the /usr/sbin directories.
These tools can be run from any location without specifying the tool location.

1.3. LDAP Locations

There is another important consideration with the Red Hat Directory Server tools. The LDAP tools
referenced in this guide are Mozilla LDAP, installed with Red Hat Directory Server in the /usr/lib/
mozldap directory on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit) (or /usr/lib64/mozldap for 64-bit
systems).
However, Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems also include LDAP tools from OpenLDAP in the /usr/
bin directory. It is possible to use the OpenLDAP commands as shown in the examples, but you must
use the -x argument to disable SASL, which OpenLDAP tools use by default.

1.4. Text Formatting and Styles

Certain words are represented in different fonts, styles, and weights. Different character formatting is
used to indicate the function or purpose of the phrase being highlighted.
Formatting Style
Monospace font
Monospace
with a
background
Italicized text
Bolded text
vi
Purpose
Monospace is used for commands, package
names, files and directory paths, and any text
displayed in a prompt.
This type of formatting is used for anything
entered or returned in a command prompt.
Any text which is italicized is a variable, such
as instance_name or hostname. Occasionally,
this is also used to emphasize a new term or
other phrase.
Most phrases which are in bold are application
names, such as Cygwin, or are fields or