Modifying Configuration Entries Using Ldap - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 Configuration Manual

Accessing and Modifying Server Configuration
NOTE
The following sections describe how to modify entries using LDAP (both via
Netscape Console and over the command line), the restrictions to modifying
entries, the restrictions to modifying attributes, and the configuration changes
requiring restart.

Modifying Configuration Entries Using LDAP

The configuration entries in the directory can be searched and modified using
LDAP either via the Netscape Console or by performing
ldapmodify
of using LDAP to modify entries is that you can make the changes while the server
is running. You must remember to specify the port number when modifying
configuration entries as the server is not necessarily running on port 389. For
further information, see Chapter 2, "Creating Directory Entries" in the Netscape
Directory Server Administrator's Guide. However, certain changes do require the
server to be restarted before they are taken into account. See "Configuration
Changes Requiring Server Restart," on page 109 for further information.
NOTE
The entire configuration, including attributes that always take default values, can
be viewed by performing an
ldapsearch -b cn=config -D bindDN -w password
where bindDN is the DN chosen for the Directory Manager when the server was
installed and password is the password chosen for Directory Manager. For more
information on using
Previously, we saw an example of the configuration entry for the Telephone Syntax
plug-in where the plug-in is enabled. If you wanted to disable this feature you
might use the following series of commands to implement this change.
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If you edit the
dse.ldif
otherwise your changes will be lost. Editing the
recommended only for changes to attributes which cannot be
altered dynamically. See "Configuration Changes Requiring Server
Restart," on page 109 for further information.
operations in the same way as other directory entries. The advantage
As with any set of configuration files, care should be taken when
changing or deleting nodes in the
affecting Directory Server functionality.
ldapsearch
ldapsearch
file, you must stop the server beforehand,
cn=config
operation on the
, see "ldapsearch" on page 208.
file is
dse.ldif
and
ldapsearch
subtree, as this risks
subtree:
cn=config