Step 1. Identify The Directory Server Instance - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 Installation And Setup Manual

Step 1. Identify the Directory Server Instance

To identify the Directory Server instance that a CMS instance should use as its
internal database:
Log in to the CMS window (see "Logging In to the CMS Window" on
1.
page 333).
Select the Configuration tab, and then in the right pane, select the Internal
2.
Database tab.
Identify a Directory Server instance by providing the following details:
3.
Host name. Type the full host name of the machine on which Netscape
Directory Server is installed. Certificate Management System uses this name to
access the directory. The format for the host name is as follows:
<machine_name>.<your_domain>.<domain>
By default, the host name of the Directory Server instance being used as the
internal database is shown as
example,
certificates.example.com
the internal database from being visible outside the system—that is, a server on
can only be accessed from the local machine. Thus, the default
localhost
configuration minimizes the risk of someone connecting to this Directory
Server instance from outside the local machine.
instead of the actual host name (for
localhost
). This is done on purpose to insulate
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