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To do this run setup with the
file:
/<ServerRoot>/setup/install.inf
This file contains all the directives that you would use with silent installation to
create the server instance. You can then use this file to create other server instances
of that type.
You will have to make some modifications to this file before you use it on other
machines. Specifically, ensure that you:
• Set the
FullMachineName
machine on which Directory Server will be installed, if it's not to be the local
machine. In most circumstances, it is best not to use this directive because
FullMachineName
custom installation to generate your initial server instance, then this directive
will appear in the
• Set the
ServerIPAddress
same usage rules apply for
Specifically, try to not include
unless you absolutely have to (as may be necessary for multi-homed systems).
• Verify the installation path on the
on both Windows NT or Windows 2000 and UNIX machines, make sure the
appropriate path delimiter is used. Add or remove the Windows NT or
Windows 2000 drive letter designation as is appropriate for the host you are
installing on. Also, the name of the file-system directory where you install files
must not contain any space characters.
• If you are installing more than one Directory Server on the same host, make
sure the
ServerIdentifier
instance.
• If you create your
machine, then the
set to . If you subsequently use this file on a UNIX machine, ensure the
nobody
user and group specified by these directives are appropriate for the machine.
The
SuiteSpotUserID
and group a server will run under when installed on a UNIX system.
Be sure to protect
install.inf
For complete information on the directives you can use in a silent installation file,
see "Installation Directives," on page 56.
flag. The setup program will create the following
-k
directive to a value that is appropriate for the
will then default to the local host name. However, if you use
file.
install.inf
directive appropriate for the local machine. The
ServerIPAddress
ServerIPAddress
ServerRoot
directive contains a unique value for each server
file on a Windows NT or Windows 2000
install.inf
and
SuiteSpotUserID
and
SuiteSpotGroup
files since they contain passwords in clear.
Preparing Silent Installation Files
as for
FullMachineName
in your
install.inf
directive. If you are installing
directives are both
SuiteSpotGroup
directives determine what user
Chapter 4
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