Determining The Location Of The User Directory - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 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 not to 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.
Corrupting the configuration directory tree can result in the
CAUTION
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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