Determining The Location Of The User Directory - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 Installation Manual

Because the configuration directory normally experiences very little traffic, you
can allow its server instance to coexist on a machine with another more heavily
loaded Directory Server instance. However, for very large sites that are
installing a large number of Netscape servers, you may want to dedicate a
low-end machine to the configuration directory so as to not hurt the
performance of your other production servers. Netscape server installations
result in write activities to the configuration directory. For large enough sites,
this write activity could result in a short-term performance hit to your other
directory activities.
Also, as with any directory installation, consider replicating the configuration
directory to increase availability and reliability. See the Netscape Directory Server
Deployment Guide for information on using replication and DNS round robins to
increase directory availability.
CAUTION Corrupting the configuration directory tree can result in the
necessity of reinstalling all other Netscape servers that are
registered in that configuration directory. Remember the
following guidelines when dealing with the configuration
directory:
• Always back up your configuration directory after you
install a new Netscape server.
• Never change the host name or port number used by the
configuration directory.
• Never directly modify the configuration directory tree. Only
the
ever modify the configuration.

Determining the Location of the User Directory

Just as the configuration directory is the Directory Server that is used for
Netscape server administration, the user directory is the Directory Server that
contains the entries for users and groups in your enterprise.
For most directory installations, the user directory and the configuration directory
should be two separate server instances. These server instances can be installed on
the same machine, but for best results you should consider placing the
configuration directory on a separate machine.
program for the various Netscape servers should
setup
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