Conventions Used In This Book; Related Information - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.0 - SCHEMA Reference

When you are familiar with directory server schema concepts, and have done some
preliminary planning for your directory service, you can install the Directory
Server. The instructions for installing the various Directory Server components are
contained in the Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide.
Preliminary planning includes deciding how to represent the data you store. You
should chose predefined schema elements to meet as many of your needs as
possible. These predefined schema elements are listed in this guide.

Conventions Used in This Book

This section explains the conventions used in this book.
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screen or text that you should type. It is also used for filenames, functions, and
examples.
Throughout this book you will see path references of the form:
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd- serverID /...
The
/usr/netscape/servers
have installed the Directory Server in a different location, you should adapt the
path accordingly. serverID represents the server identifier you gave the server
when you installed it. For example, if you gave the server an identifier of
phonebook
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-phonebook/. . .
Schema files are stored in the
directory.
All paths specified in this manual are in UNIX format. If you are using a Windows
NT-based directory server, use equivalent paths.

Related Information

The document set for Directory Server also contains the following guides:
• Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide. Procedures for installing your
Directory Server as well as procedures for migrating your Directory Server.
• Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide. Provides an overview for planning
your deployment of the Directory Server. Includes deployment examples.
—This typeface is used for any text that appears on the computer
directory is the default installation directory. If you
, then the actual path would be:
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd- serverID /config
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