Suffix Configuration Attributes Under Cn="Suffixname - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 Command Reference Manual

• Replication configuration attributes are stored under cn=replica, cn=suffix, cn=mapping
tree,cn=config.
• Replication agreement attributes are stored under cn=replicationAgreementName, cn=replica,
cn=suffix,cn=mapping tree,cn=config.
• Windows synchronization agreement attributes are stored under cn=syncAgreementName,
cn=replica, cn=suffix,cn=mapping tree,cn=config.

2.3.6. Suffix Configuration Attributes under cn="suffixName"

Suffix configuration attributes are stored under the cn=suffix entry. The cn=suffix entry is an instance
of the nsMappingTree object class which inherits from the extensibleObject object class. For
suffix configuration attributes to be taken into account by the server, these object classes (in addition
to the top object class) must be present in the entry.
The suffix DN should be quoted because the suffix DN contains characters such as equals signs (=),
commas (,), and space characters that must be quoted or escaped to appear as a value in another
DN.
2.3.6.1. nsslapd-state
Determines how the suffix handles operations.
Parameter
Entry DN
Valid Values
Default Value
Syntax
Example
2.3.6.2. nsslapd-backend
Gives the name of the database or database link used to process requests. This attribute can
be multi-valued, with one database or database link per value. This attribute is required when
the value of the nsslapd-state attribute is set to backend or referral on update.
Suffix Configuration Attributes under cn="suffixName"
Description
cn=suffix, cn=mapping tree, cn=config
backend | disabled | referral | referral on update
backend means the backend (database) is used
to process all operations.
disabled means the database is not available for
processing operations. The server returns a "No
such search object" error in response to requests
made by client applications.
referral means a referral is returned for requests
made to this suffix.
referral on update means the database is used
for all operations except update requests, which
receive a referral.
backend
DirectoryString
nsslapd-state: backend
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