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Chapter 2. Basic Tasks in the Red Hat Console
Server host. The Administration Server port number must be given, as well. The five most recent
Administration Server URLs accessed are available as a drop-down menu option.
Argument
-a adminURL
-f fileName
-h
-s
-u
-w
-w -
-x options
-y file
Table 2.1. Arguments for redhat-idm-console
2.3. Opening a Directory or Administration Server Window
The Red Hat Console is the avenue to access instance-specific management windows for the
Directory Server and Administration Server. To open a console window for a specific server instance:
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Description
Specifies a base URL for the
instance of Administration
Server to log into.
Writes errors and system
messages to fileName.
Prints out the help message for
redhat-idm-console.
Specifies the directory instance
to access, either by specifying
the DN of the server instance
entry (SIE) or the instance
name, such as slapd-
example.
Gives the user DN to use to log
into the Console.
Gives the password to use to
log into the Console.
Reads the password from the
standard output.
Specifies extra options.
There are three values for
extraOptions:
nowinpos, which puts the
Console window in the upper
left corner of the screen
nologo, which keeps the splash
screen from being displayed
and only opens the login dialog
javalaf, which uses the Java
look and feel for the Console
interface rather than the
platform-specific styles
To use multiple options,
separate them with a comma.
Reads the password from the
specified input file.
Example
-a http://
eastcoast.example.com:987
-f system.out
-s slapd-example
-u "cn=Directory Manager"
-w secret
-x nologo,nowinpos
-y password.txt
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