Accessing And Modifying Server Configuration; Access Control For Configuration Entries; Changing Configuration Attributes - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2. Core Server Configuration Reference

2.2. Accessing and Modifying Server Configuration

This section discusses access control for configuration entries and describes the various ways in
which the server configuration can be viewed and modified. It also covers restrictions to the kinds
of modification that can be made and discusses attributes that require the server to be restarted for
changes to take effect.

2.2.1. Access Control for Configuration Entries

When the Directory Server is installed, a default set of access control instructions (ACIs) is
implemented for all entries under cn=config. The following code sample is an example of these
default ACIs.
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Configuration Administrators Group"; allow (all)
groupdn = "ldap:///cn=Configuration Administrators,u=Groups, ou=TopologyManagement,
o=NetscapeRoot";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Configuration Administrator"; allow (all)
userdn = "ldap:///uid=admin, ou=Administrators, ou=TopologyManagement, o=NetscapeRoot";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "Local Directory Administrators Group"; allow (all)
groupdn = "ldap:///ou=Directory Administrators, dc=example,dc=com";)
aci: (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0; acl "SIE Group"; allow(all)
groupdn = "ldap:///cn=slapd-phonebook, cn=Red Hat Directory Server,
cn=Server Group, cn=phonebook.example.com, dc=example,dc=com, o=NetscapeRoot";)
These default ACIs allow all LDAP operations to be carried out on all configuration attributes by the
following users:
• Members of the Configuration Administrators group.
• The user acting as the administrator, the admin account that was configured at setup. By default,
this is the same user account which is logged into the Console.
• Members of local Directory Administrators group.
• The SIE (Server Instance Entry) group, usually assigned using the Set Access Permissions
process the main console.
For more information on access control, see the Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

2.2.2. Changing Configuration Attributes

Server attributes can be viewed and changed in one of three ways: through the Directory Server
Console, by performing ldapsearch and ldapmodify commands, or by manually editing the
dse.ldif file.
NOTE
Before editing the dse.ldif file, the server must be stopped; otherwise, the changes
are lost. Editing the dse.ldif file is recommended only for changes to attributes which
cannot be altered dynamically. See
Server Restart"
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Section 2.2.2.3, "Configuration Changes Requiring
for further information.