Configuring Cascading Chaining Using The Console - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Select the "Check local ACI" checkbox if you want to enable the evaluation of
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local ACIs on the intermediate database links involved in cascading chaining.
If you select this checkbox, you will need to add the appropriate local ACIs to a
database on the servers that contain intermediate database links.
This is an advanced feature. For more information, refer to "Enabling Local
ACI Evaluation," on page 123.
Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to another
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database link in the "Maximum hops" field.
By default, the maximum is 10 hops. After 10 hops, a loop is detected by the
server and an error is returned to the client application.
Click Save to save your changes.
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NOTE Changes made to the default settings of a database link are not
applied retroactively. Only the database links created after you
have saved changes to the default settings will reflect the changes.

Configuring Cascading Chaining Using the Console

To configure cascading chaining for a particular set of database links, do the
following:
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
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Expand the Data folder in the left pane and locate the database link you want
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to include in a cascading chain. Click the database link, then click the Limits
and Controls tab in the right navigation pane.
Select the "Check local ACI" checkbox if you want to enable the evaluation of
3.
local ACIs on the intermediate database links involved in the cascading chain.
If you select this checkbox, you may need to add the appropriate local ACIs to
the database link.
This is an advanced feature. For more information, refer to "Enabling Local
ACI Evaluation," on page 123.
Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to another
4.
database link in the "Maximum hops" field.
By default, the maximum is 10 hops. After 10 hops, a loop is detected by the
server and an error is returned to the client application.
Click Save to save your changes.
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