Deleting A Database; Creating And Maintaining Database Links - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Creating and Maintaining Database Links

Making a Database Read-Only From the Command Line
If you want to manually place a database into read-only mode, you must change
the read-only attribute,
command-line utility. The
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Deleting a Database

The following procedure describes deleting a directory database using the
Directory Server Console. Deleting a database deletes the configuration
information and entries for that database only, not the physical database itself.
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
1.
In the left navigation pane, locate the database you want to delete and select it.
2.
From the Object menu, select Delete.
3.
You can also right-click the database and select Delete from the pop-up menu.
The Deleting Database confirmation dialog box is displayed.
Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the database.
4.
A progress dialog box appears telling you the steps the Directory Server
completes during the deletion.
Once deleted, the database no longer appears in the right pane.
Creating and Maintaining Database Links
Chaining is a method by which a server contacts other servers on behalf of a client
application and then returns the combined results. This method is implemented
through the database link. A database link points to data stored remotely. When a
client application requests data from a database link, the database link retrieves the
data from the remote database and returns it to the client.
The following sections describe how to create and configure a database link. For
more general information about chaining, refer to "Designing the Directory
Topology" in Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide.
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