Preface; Purpose Of This Guide; Examples And Formatting; Command And File Examples - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - USING CONSOLE 4-28-2008 Using Instruction

Preface

Welcome to the Managing Servers with Red Hat Console Guide.
Red Hat Directory Server and Administration Server have a special Java-based console which
simplifies administering the directories. This guide covers the basic structure of the Red Hat Console
for both the Directory Server and the Administration Server and provides an overview of how to use
the main Red Hat Console to manage users and access within the Console.

1. Purpose of This Guide

There are three Java consoles bundled together to manage the servers in Red Hat Directory Server:
• The Red Hat Console, which is the first console to open. This has a unified view of all Administration
Server and Directory Server instances being managed and can perform basic user and group tasks,
like adding, searching, editing, and deleting entries.
• The Administration Server, which manages the Administration Server local instance, including
viewing logs and changing the Administration Server configuration.
• The Directory Server Console, a separate window for each Directory Server instance with manages
the server through changing configuration and viewing logs and performance monitors and
manages the directory and directory policies.
This guide provides a basic overview of how to use and navigate through Red Hat Console so that
managing servers through the consoles is easy and effective.

2. Examples and Formatting

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

2.1. 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 dirsv start
Example 1. Example Command

2.2. 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.

2.3. 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/
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