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Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server Administrator's Manual (532 pages)

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Table of Contents
3
About this Guide

21
Part 1 Server Basics

31
Chapter 1 Introduction to Enterprise Server

33
- Netscape Enterprise Server
  33
  - Enterprise Server Features
    34
  - Administering and Managing Enterprise Servers
    35
- Netscape Enterprise Server Architecture
  36
  - Content Engines
    37
  - Server Extensions
    37
  - Runtime Environments
    38
  - Application Services
    38
- How Enterprise Server Is Configured
  39
- Enterprise Administration Server
  45
- Server Manager
  46
- Netscape Console
  50
- Sending Error Information to Netscape
  52
  - Details on Data Collected by the Quality Feedback Agent
    52
  - Using the Quality Feedback Agent
    53
    
    Editing Master.ini
    54
    
    Editing Magnus.conf
    54
Chapter 2 Administering Enterprise Servers

57
Part 2 Using Enterprise Administration Server

65
Chapter 3 Setting Administration Preferences

67
Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups

81
- About Users and Groups
  82
- Creating Users
  83
- Managing Users
  86
  - Finding User Information
    86
    
    Building Custom Search Queries
    87
    
    Search Attribute Options
    88
    
    Search Type Options
    89
  - Editing User Information
    90
  - Managing a User's Password
    91
  - Managing User Licenses
    92
  - Renaming Users
    92
  - Removing Users
    93
- Creating Groups
  93
  - Static Groups
    94
    
    Guidelines for Creating Static Groups
    94
    
    To Create a Static Group
    95
  - Dynamic Groups
    95
    
    How Enterprise Server 4.0 Implements Dynamic Groups
    96
    
    Groups Can be Static and Dynamic
    97
    
    Dynamic Group Impact on Server Performance
    97
    
    Guidelines for Creating Dynamic Groups
    97
    
    To Create a Dynamic Group
    99
- Managing Groups
  99
  - Finding Group Entries
    100
  - The "Find All Groups Whose" Field
    101
  - Editing Group Attributes
    101
  - Adding Group Members
    102
  - Adding Groups to the Group Members List
    103
  - Removing Entries from the Group Members List
    104
  - Managing Owners
    104
  - Managing See Alsos
    105
  - Removing Groups
    105
  - Renaming Groups
    106
- Creating Organizational Units
  106
- Managing Organizational Units
  107
  - Finding Organizational Units
    107
  - The "Find All Units Whose" Field
    108
  - Editing Organizational Unit Attributes
    109
  - Renaming Organizational Units
    109
  - Deleting Organizational Units
    110
- Managing a Preferred Language List
  110
Chapter 5 Working with Server Security

113
- About Enterprise Server Security
  114
  - Encryption
    114
    
    FIPS-140 Compliance
    115
  - Certificates
    115
    
    Client and Server Authentication
    116
    
    How Enterprise Server Uses Certificates to Authenticate Users
    116
    
    128-Bit Step-Up Certificates
    117
  - Configuring Enterprise Server for SSL
    117
- Creating a New Server Instance
  118
- Creating a Certificate Trust Database
  119
- Requesting a Certificate
  120
  - Required CA Information
    122
- Installing and Managing Certificates
  123
  - Managing Certificates
    126
- Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  127
  - Activating SSL
    128
  - Specifying Ciphers
    128
  - Setting Security (SSL) Preferences
    129
  - Adding a PKCS #11Module
    129
    
    Guidelines for Installing a PKCS#11 Module
    130
    
    To Import a PKCS#11 Module
    131
  - Using SSL Configuration File Directives
    131
    
    Security
    131
    
    Ssl2
    132
    
    Ssl3
    132
    
    Ciphers
    132
    
    Ssl3Ciphers
    133
    
    Ssl3Sessiontimeout
    133
    
    Sslcacheentries
    133
    
    Sslclientauth
    133
    
    Sslsessiontimeout
    133
- Using Client Certificates
  134
  - Mapping Client Certificates to LDAP
    134
  - Using the Certmap.conf File
    136
    
    Creating Custom Properties
    139
    
    Example Mappings
    139
- Changing the Trust Database/Key Pair File Password
  141
- Migrating Enterprise Server 3.X Certificates
  142
- Additional Server Security Considerations
  143
  - Limit Physical Access
    143
  - Limit Administration Access
    144
  - Choose Good Passwords
    144
    
    Guidelines for Creating Hard-To-Crack Passwords
    144
  - Secure Your Key-Pair File
    145
  - Limit Other Applications on the Server
    145
  - Prevent Clients from Caching SSL Files
    146
  - Limit Ports
    146
  - Know Your Server's Limits
    146
  - Consider Additional Measures for Unprotected Servers
    147
Chapter 6 Managing Server Clusters

149
- About Clusters
  149
- Preliminary Guidelines for Using Server Clusters
  150
- Setting up a Cluster
  152
- Adding a Server to the Server List
  153
- Modifying Cluster Information
  154
- Removing Servers from a Cluster
  155
- Managing Server Clusters
  155
Part 3 Configuring and Monitoring

157
Chapter 7 Configuring Server Preferences

159
- Starting and Stopping the Server
  160
- Viewing Server Settings
  166
- Configuring Network Settings
  167
- Customizing Error Responses
  170
- Working with Dynamic Configuration Files
  171
  - Using .Htaccess Files
    171
    
    Activating .Htaccess Checking
    171
    
    Using .Nsconfig Files
    175
- Restricting Symbolic Links (Unix)
  179
- Using the Watchdog (Uxwdog) Process (Unix)
  179
Chapter 8 Understanding Log Files

183
- About Log Files
  184
- Viewing an Access Log File
  184
- Viewing the Error Log File
  185
- Monitoring the Server Using HTTP
  186
- Archiving Log Files
  187
  - Internal-Daemon Log Rotation
    188
  - Cron-Based Log Rotation
    188
- Setting Log Preferences
  189
  - Easy Cookie Logging
    190
  - Relaxed Logging
    190
- Flushing the Log Buffer
  191
- Running the Log Analyzer
  191
- Using Performance Monitor (Windows NT)
  193
- Viewing Events (Windows NT)
  195
Chapter 9 Using SNMP to Monitor Servers

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- SNMP Basics
  198
  - SNMP Subagent
    198
  - SNMP Master Agent
    198
  - How SNMP Works
    199
  - Netscape Mibs
    200
    
    The Enterprise Server MIB
    201
  - Types of SNMP Messages
    201
- The Enterprise Server MIB
  202
- Setting up SNMP on a Netscape Server
  205
- Using a Proxy SNMP Agent (Unix)
  207
- Reconfiguring the SNMP Native Agent
  209
- Installing the SNMP Master Agent
  209
- Enabling and Starting the SNMP Master Agent
  211
- Configuring the SNMP Master Agent
  215
  - Configuring the Community String
    215
  - Configuring Trap Destinations
    216
- Enabling the Subagent
  217
Chapter 10 Configuring the Server for Performance

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- About Server Performance
  220
- Performance Issues
  220
- Unix Platform-Specific Issues
  221
- Performance Buckets
  222
  - Configuration
    223
  - Performance Report
    223
- Miscellaneous Magnus.conf Directives
  225
  - Multi-Process Mode
    225
  - Accept Thread Information
    227
  - Cgistub Processes (Unix)
    227
  - Buffer Size
    228
  - Native Thread Pool Size
    229
- About Rqthrottle
  229
- The Perfdump Utility
  231
  - Sample Output
    232
- Using Perfdump Statistics to Tune Your Server
  233
  - Listensocket Information
    234
    
    Address
    235
    
    Activethreads
    235
    
    Waitingthreads
    235
    
    Busythreads
    235
    
    Thread Limits <Min/Max
    236
  - Keepalive Information
    236
    
    Accepttimeout
    237
    
    Keepalivecount <Keepalivecount/Keepalivemaxcount
    238
    
    Keepalivehits
    238
    
    Keepaliveflushes
    238
  - Cache Information
    238
    
    Enabled
    239
    
    Cacheentries <Currentcacheentries / Maxcacheentries
    239
    
    Cachesize <Currentcachesize / Maxcachesize
    239
    
    Hit Ratio <Cachehits / Cachelookups (Ratio)
    239
    
    Pollinterval
    240
    
    Maxfilesize
    240
    
    DNS Cache Information
    240
    
    Enabled
    240
    
    Cacheentries <Currentcacheentries / Maxcacheentries
    241
    
    Hitratio <Cachehits / Cachelookups (Ratio)
    241
  - Native Threads Pool
    241
    
    Idle/Peak/Limit
    242
    
    Work Queue Length/Limit
    243
    
    Peak Work Queue Length
    243
    
    Work Queue Rejections
    243
    
    Postthreadsearly
    243
    
    Thread Pool Environmental Variables
    244
    
    Busy Functions
    245
  - Asynchronous DNS Lookup (Unix)
    245
    
    Enabled
    246
    
    Namelookups
    246
    
    Addrlookups
    247
    
    Lookupsinprogress
    247
- File Cache in Enterprise Server 4.0
  247
  - File Cache Configuration
    247
    
    Filecacheenable
    248
    
    Maxage
    248
    
    Maxfiles
    248
    
    Flushinterval
    248
    
    Smallfilesizelimit
    248
    
    Smallfilespace
    249
    
    Mediumfilesizelimit (Unix)
    249
    
    Mediumfilespace
    249
    
    Transmitfile
    249
  - File Cache Dynamic Control and Monitoring
    250
  - Cache-Init
    251
  - File Cache Tuning
    253
    
    Maxfiles, Smallfilespace, and Mediumfilespace
    253
    
    Maxage
    254
    
    Flushinterval
    254
    
    Smallfilesizelimit
    254
- Improving Servlet Performance
  254
  - Thread Pools
    255
- Common Performance Problems
  256
  - Low-Memory Situations
    256
  - Under-Throttled Server
    256
    
    Checking
    256
    
    Tuning
    257
  - Cache Not Utilized
    257
    
    Checking
    257
  - Keepalive Connections Flushed
    258
    
    Checking
    258
    
    Tuning
    258
  - Log File Modes
    258
  - Using Local Variables
    259
- Benchmarking the Netscape Enterprise Server
  259
  - Specweb96 Tuning
    260
    
    Webstone Tuning
    261
- Sizing Issues
  262
  - Processors
    262
  - Memory
    263
  - Drive Space
    263
  - Networking
    263
Part 4 Using Programs and Objects

265
Chapter 11 Extending Your Server with Programs

267
Chapter 12 Working with Configuration Styles

303
Part 5 Managing Content and Access

309
Chapter 13 Managing Server Content

311
Chapter 14 Controlling Access to Your Server

325
- What Is Access Control
  326
  - User-Group Authentication
    327
    
    Username and Password Authentication
    327
    
    Client Certificate Authentication
    328
  - Host-IP Authentication
    330
  - Access Control Files
    331
- How Does Access Control Work
  331
- Restricting Access to Your Web Site
  334
  - Setting Access Control Actions
    339
  - Specifying Users and Groups
    340
  - Specifying Host Names and IP Addresses
    342
  - Setting Access Rights
    343
  - Access to Programs
    344
  - Writing Customized Expressions
    346
  - Selecting "Access Control on
    346
  - Responding When Access Is Denied
    347
- Access Control Examples
  348
- Access Control for Web Publishing
  357
  - Ownership of Files and Folders
    358
Chapter 15 Configuring Web Publishing

359
- Using Netshare
  360
  - Setting up the Server and Creating Netshare Home Directories
    361
  - Before You Start
    361
    
    Server Features that Must be Enabled
    361
    
    Netshare Directory Naming Conventions
    362
    
    The Netshare Configuration File
    362
    
    Marking Users as Licensed
    363
    
    Access Control for Netshare
    364
  - Using the Server Manager
    364
    
    The Set up Netshare Page
    365
    
    The Create Netshare Page
    365
  - Using the Netshare Command-Line Utility
    367
    
    Syntax of the Netshare Utility
    368
    
    Netshare Utility Examples
    369
  - Accessing the Web Publisher Home Page
    370
- Setting Access Control for Web Publisher Owners
  371
- Indexing and Updating Properties
  372
- Changing the Web Publishing State
  375
- Maintaining Web Publishing Data
  376
- Unlocking Files
  378
- Adding Custom Properties
  379
- Managing Properties
  381
- Customizing Your Netshare Home Page
  382
- Customizing the Web Publisher User Interface
  382
  - The Web Publisher Attributes
    383
  - The Web Publisher Pattern Files
    385
  - Pointing Pattern Variables
    386
  - Conditional Variables
    387
Chapter 16 Using Search

391
- About Search
  391
- Configuring Text Search
  392
  - Controlling Search Access
    393
  - Mapping Urls
    393
  - Deciding Which Words Not to Search
    395
  - Turning Search on or off
    396
  - Configuring the Search Parameters
    396
  - Configuring Your Pattern Files
    398
  - Configuring Manually
    400
    
    The Configuration Files
    400
    
    Adjusting the Maximum Number of Attributes
    401
    
    Restricting Memory for Indexing
    402
    
    Restricting Your Index File Size
    402
    
    Removing Access to the Web Publishing Collection
    402
- Indexing Your Documents
  403
  - About Collections
    403
  - About Collection Attributes
    404
  - Installing Filters
    406
  - Creating a New Collection
    407
  - Configuring a Collection
    410
  - Updating a Collection
    411
  - Maintaining a Collection
    413
  - Scheduling Regular Maintenance
    414
  - Unscheduling Collection Maintenance
    416
- Performing a Search: the Basics
  417
  - Search Home Page
    417
  - A Search Query
    417
  - Guided Search
    418
  - Advanced Search
    420
  - The Search Results
    421
    
    Listing Matched Documents
    422
    
    Sorting the Results
    422
    
    Displaying a Highlighted Document
    423
  - Displaying Collection Contents
    424
- Using the Query Operators
  424
  - Default Assumptions
    425
  - Search Rules
    426
    
    Angle Brackets
    426
    
    Combining Operators
    426
    
    Using Query Operators as Search Words
    426
    
    Canceling Stemming
    426
    
    Modifying Operators
    427
  - Determining Which Operators to Use
    427
  - Using Wildcards
    431
    
    Non-Alphanumeric Characters
    433
    
    Wildcards as Literals
    433
- Customizing the Search Interface
  434
  - Dynamically Generated Headers and Footers
    434
  - HTML Pattern Files
    435
  - Search Function Syntax
    437
    
    URL Encodings
    438
    
    Required Search Arguments
    439
  - Using Pattern Variables
    439
    
    User-Defined Pattern Variables
    440
    
    Configuration File Variables
    441
    
    Macros and Generated Pattern Variables
    444
Appendixes

447
Appendix A Hypertext Transfer Protocol

449
- About Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  449
- Requests
  450
  - Request Method
    450
  - Request Header
    451
  - Request Data
    451
- Responses
  451
  - Status Code
    452
  - Response Header
    453
  - Response Data
    453
Appendix B ACL File Syntax

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- ACL File Syntax
  456
  - Authentication Statements
    457
  - Authorization Statements
    458
    
    Hierarchy of Authorization Statements
    458
    
    Attribute Expressions
    459
    
    Operators for Expressions
    460
  - The Default ACL File
    461
    
    General Syntax Items
    462
- Referencing ACL Files in Obj.conf
  462
Appendix C Internationalized Enterprise Server

465
- General Information
  465
  - Installing the Server
    466
  - Entering 8-Bit Text
    466
    
    File or Directory Names
    466
    
    LDAP Users and Groups
    466
  - Using the Accept Language Header
    467
  - Language Settings in Configuration Files
    468
- Server-Side Javascript Information
  469
- Search Information
  474
  - International Search and Auto Catalog
    475
  - Searching in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
    475
    
    Query Operators
    475
    
    Document Formats
    476
    
    Searching in Japanese
    476
- Getting Support for Accented Characters in Filenames
  477
Appendix D Server Extensions for Microsoft

479
- Overview
  479
  - Types of Frontpage Webs
    480
  - Domain Names and Frontpage Webs
    481
  - Security Issues
    481
- Downloading the Extensions
  482
  - Getting Ready for Installation
    483
    
    Space Requirements
    483
    
    Preliminary Tasks
    483
    
    Some Additional Considerations
    484
- Installing Frontpage Server Extensions
  484
- Further Information
  494
Glossary

495
Index

505

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Table of Contents

About this Guide

Part 1 Server Basics

Chapter 1 Introduction to Enterprise Server

Chapter 2 Administering Enterprise Servers

Part 2 Using Enterprise Administration Server

Chapter 3 Setting Administration Preferences

Chapter 4 Managing Users and Groups

Chapter 5 Working with Server Security

Chapter 6 Managing Server Clusters

Part 3 Configuring and Monitoring

Chapter 7 Configuring Server Preferences

Chapter 8 Understanding Log Files

Chapter 9 Using SNMP to Monitor Servers

Chapter 10 Configuring the Server for Performance

Part 4 Using Programs and Objects

Chapter 11 Extending Your Server with Programs

Chapter 12 Working with Configuration Styles

Part 5 Managing Content and Access

Chapter 13 Managing Server Content

Chapter 14 Controlling Access to Your Server

Chapter 15 Configuring Web Publishing

Chapter 16 Using Search

Appendixes

Appendix A Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Appendix B ACL File Syntax

Appendix C Internationalized Enterprise Server

Appendix D Server Extensions for Microsoft

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