Table Of Contents - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - USING THE ADMIN SERVER Using Instructions

Preface
1. Examples and Formatting ................................................................................................ v
1.1. Command and File Examples ............................................................................... v
1.2. Tool Locations ...................................................................................................... v
1.3. LDAP Locations ................................................................................................... v
1.4. Text Formatting and Styles ................................................................................... v
2. Additional Reading ......................................................................................................... vi
3. Giving Feedback ............................................................................................................ vii
4. Documentation History .................................................................................................. viii
1. Introduction to Red Hat Admin Server
2. Admin Server Configuration
2.1. Directory Server File Locations ..................................................................................... 3
2.2. Starting and Stopping the Admin Server ........................................................................ 4
2.2.1. Starting and Stopping Admin Server from the Console ......................................... 4
2.2.2. Starting and Stopping Admin Server from the Command Line ............................... 5
2.3. Opening the Admin Server Console .............................................................................. 6
2.4. Viewing Logs ............................................................................................................... 8
2.4.1. Viewing the Logs through the Console ................................................................ 8
2.4.2. Viewing Logs in the Command Line ................................................................... 9
2.4.3. Changing the Log Name in the Console ............................................................ 10
2.4.4. Changing the Log Location in the Command Line .............................................. 11
2.4.5. Setting the Logs to Show Hostnames Instead of IP Addresses ............................ 12
2.5. Changing the Port Number ......................................................................................... 12
2.5.1. Changing the Port Number in the Console ........................................................ 12
2.5.2. Changing the Port Number in the Command Line .............................................. 13
2.6. Setting Host Restrictions ............................................................................................. 14
2.6.1. Setting Host Restrictions in the Console ............................................................ 14
2.6.2. Setting Host Restrictions in the Command Line ................................................. 16
2.7. Changing the Admin User's Name and Password ......................................................... 17
2.8. Working with SSL ....................................................................................................... 19
2.8.1. Requesting and Installing a Server Certificate .................................................... 19
2.8.2. Installing a CA Certificate ................................................................................. 24
2.8.3. Enabling SSL .................................................................................................. 27
2.8.4. Creating a Password File for the Admin Server ................................................. 29
2.9. Changing Directory Server Settings ............................................................................. 30
2.9.1. Changing the Configuration Directory Host or Port ............................................. 31
2.9.2. Changing the User Directory Host or Port ......................................................... 31
3. Admin Express
3.1. Managing Servers in Admin Express ........................................................................... 35
3.1.1. Opening Admin Express .................................................................................. 35
3.1.2. Starting and Stopping Servers .......................................................................... 35
3.1.3. Viewing Server Logs ........................................................................................ 36
3.1.4. Viewing Server Information ............................................................................... 36
3.1.5. Monitoring Replication from Admin Express ....................................................... 37
3.2. Configuring Admin Express ......................................................................................... 40
3.2.1. Admin Express File Locations .......................................................................... 40
3.2.2. Admin Express Configuration Files ................................................................... 41
3.2.3. Admin Express Directives ................................................................................ 46
4. Admin Server Command-Line Tools
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