Configuring The Pta Plug-In; Turning The Plug-In On Or Off - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Configuring the PTA Plug-In

Configuring the PTA Plug-In
The only method for configuring the PTA plug-in is to modify the entry
cn=Pass Through Authentication,cn=plugins,cn=config
To modify the
Use the
1.
Authentication,cn=plugins,cn=config
Restart Directory Server.
2.
Before you configure any of the parameters discussed in this section, the PTA
plug-in entry must be present in the
must create it with the appropriate syntax, as described in "PTA Plug-In Syntax,"
on page 483.
NOTE
This section provides information about configuring the plug-in in the following
sections:
•

Turning the Plug-in On or Off

• Configuring the Servers to Use a Secure Connection
• Specifying the Authenticating Directory Server
• Specifying the Pass-Through Subtree
• Configuring the Optional Parameters
Turning the Plug-in On or Off
To turn the PTA plug-in on from the command line:
486 Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide • December 2003
file, you must proceed as follows:
dse.ldif
command to modify
ldapmodify
If you installed the user and configuration directories on different
instances of the directory, the PTA plug-in entry is automatically
added to the user directory's
and configuration directories on the same instance, the syntax is not
automatically added and you need to add it manually.
cn=Pass Through
file. If this entry does not exist, you
dse.ldif
file. If you installed the user
dse.ldif
in the file.
dse.ldif