HP UX Direry Server manual Configuring Admin Express, Admin Express file locations

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3.2 Configuring Admin Express

Admin Express can be edited for the page appearance, but most functionality is controlled through the web server or the Admin Server configuration and should be edited through those servers, not by editing the configuration files directly.

3.2.1 Admin Express file locations

The directories for all the Admin Express configuration files are listed in Table 3-1 “Admin Express file directories”; the specific files are described in each section describing the different Admin Express page configurations.

Table 3-1 Admin Express file directories

File or directory

Description

/etc/opt/dirsrv/admin-serv

Contains the local.conf, httpd.conf, and other configuration files

 

which define the Admin Server and configure the web server.

/opt/dirsrv/share/html

Contains the HTML files and graphics used for the Admin Express

 

appearance.

3.2.2 Admin Express configuration files

The behavior for Admin Express is mostly set through the web server configuration and should not be edited. The other Admin Express configuration is set through directives which insert data or form fields.

3.2.2.1 Files for the Admin Server welcome page

The configuration files for the introductory page for the web applications are located in the Admin Express directory, /opt/dirsrv/share/html. The main file is admserv.html.

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Contents HP-UX Directory Server administration server guide Page Table of Contents Glossary Index Introduction to HP-UX Directory Server Introduction to HP-UX Directory Server Starting and stopping the Admin Server Admin Server configurationStarting and stopping Admin Server from the console Directory Server file locationsStarting and stopping Admin Server from the command Line Opening the Admin Server consoleTIP Viewing the logs through the console Viewing logsExample logs are shown in Example 2-1 Example access logs Viewing logs in the command lineChanging the log name in the console Example 2-2 Example error logsChanging the port number Changing the log location in the command lineChanging the port number in the console Changing the port number in the command line Setting host restrictions in the console Setting host restrictionsSetting host restrictions in the command line Changing the admin users name and password Working with SSL Requesting and installing a server certificate Optional The companys city name Working with SSL END NEW Certificate Request Installing a CA certificate Go to the CA Certs tab, and click Install Working with SSL Accepting connections to other servers Server Authentication Enabling SSL Admin Server configuration Creating a password file for the Admin Server Changing the configuration directory host or port Changing Directory Server settingsChanging the user directory host or port Server.example.com389 alt.example.com389 Managing servers in Admin Express Admin expressOpening Admin Express Starting and stopping serversViewing server information Monitoring replication from Admin ExpressGrep \User /etc/opt/dirsrv/admin-serv/console.conf Viewing replication status Admin Express file locations Configuring Admin ExpressAdmin Express configuration files Intro page elements Files for the replication status appearance Files for the server information Files for the server logs Admin Express directives Admin Express directivesAdmin Express directives Page Sec-activate Admin Server command-line toolsModutil Task commands for modutil Options for modutil Examples of using modutil Enabling a slot To enable a particular slot in a module Modutil -fips true Contacting HP Support and other resourcesRelated information HP-UX documentation set HP-UX Directory Server administration server guideTypographic conventions Troubleshooting resourcesPage Glossary Access rightsCGI DIT GSS-API Ldap NIS PTA Sasl TCP/IP Page Index Modutil User directory Commands Settings Add Changepw Create
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