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5.5.3. Sending Parameters in the Command Line
The setup utility, setup-ds-admin.pl, allows settings for all three configuration components —
General (host server), slapd (LDAP server), and admin (Administration Server) — to be passed
directly in the command line. Command-line arguments correspond to the parameters and values set
in the .inf file. The arguments used with setup-ds-admin.pl specify the .inf setup file section
(General, slapd, or admin), parameter, and value in the following form:
section.parameter=value
For example, to set the machine name, suffix, and Directory Server port of the new instance, the
command is as follows:
/usr/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl General.FullMachineName=ldap.example.com
"slapd.Suffix=dc=example, dc=com" slapd.ServerPort=389
NOTE
Passing arguments in the command line or specifying an .inf sets the defaults used in
the interactive prompt unless they are used with the s (silent) option.
Argument values containing spaces or other shell special characters must quoted to prevent the shell
from interpreting them. In the previous example, the suffix value has a space character, so the entire
parameter has to be quoted. If many of the parameters have to be quoted or escaped, use an .inf
file instead.
You can use an .inf file in conjunction with command line parameters. Parameters set in the
command line override those specified in an .inf file, which is useful for creating an .inf file
to use to set up many Directory Servers. Many of the parameters can be the same, such as
ConfigDirectoryLdapURL, ones specific to the host, such as FullMachineName have to be
unique. For example:
setup-ds-admin.pl -s -f common.inf General.FullMachineName=ldap37.example.com
slapd.ServerIdentifier=ldap37
This command uses the common parameters specified in the common.inf file, but overrides
FullMachineName and ServerIdentifier with the command line arguments.
NOTE
The section names and parameter names used in the .inf files and on the command
line are case sensitive. Refer to
capitalization.
Option
--silent
Table 5.2, "setup-ds-admin Options"
Alternate Options
-s
Sending Parameters in the Command Line
Description
This sets that the
setup script will run in
silent mode, drawing
the configuration
to check the correct
Example
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