Configuring The Read-Only Replica On The Consumer Server - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Configuring the Read-Only Replica on the
Consumer Server
Create the database for the read-only replica, if it does not exist.
1.
For instructions, refer to "Creating Suffixes" on page 80.
Create the entry corresponding to the supplier bind DN on the consumer
2.
server, if it does not exist. This is the special entry that the supplier will use to
bind to the consumer.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab, and create an
a.
entry. For example you could use
Specify a
b.
userPassword
If you have enabled the password expiration policy, or intend to do so in
c.
future, you must remember to disable it to prevent replication from failing
due to passwords expiring.
To disable the password expiration policy on the
add the
passwordExpirationTime
20380119031407Z
NOTE This entry must not be part of the replicated database.
Specify the replication settings required for a read-only replica.
3.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
a.
In the navigation tree, expand the Replication folder, and highlight the
b.
replica database.
The Replica Settings tab is displayed in the right-hand side of the window.
Check the Enable Replica checkbox.
c.
In the Replica Role section, select the Dedicated Consumer radio button.
d.
In the Common Settings section, specify a purge delay in the "Purge
e.
delay" field.
This option indicates how often the state information stored in the
replicated entries is purged.
cn=Replication Manager,cn=config
attribute-value pair.
attribute with a value of
which means that the password will never expire.
Configuring Single-Master Replication
attribute,
userPassword
Chapter 8 Managing Replication
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