HP UX Direry Server manual Typographic conventions, Troubleshooting resources

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7.2.3Troubleshooting resources

You can search a technical knowledge database available on the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) website at:

http://itrc.hp.com/

To seek solutions to problems, you can post messages on the ITRC Forums page at the following website (select the HP-UX area in the Areas of peer problem solving section):

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/

In addition, troubleshooting suggestions are included in the following section of this guide:

“Troubleshooting” (page 45)

7.3Typographic conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions:

Book title

The title of a book. On the web, this can be a hyperlink to the

 

book itself.

Command

A command name or command phrase, for example ls -a.

Computer output

Information displayed by the computer.

Ctrl+x or Ctrl-x

A key sequence that indicates you must hold down the keyboard

 

key labeled Ctrl while you press the letter x.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.

Key

The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the

 

same key.

Term

A term or phrase that is defined in the body text of the document,

 

not in a glossary.

User input

Indicates commands and text that you type exactly as shown.

Replaceable

The name of a placeholder that you replace with an actual value.

[ ]

In command syntax statements, these characters enclose optional

 

content.

{ }

In command syntax statements, these characters enclose required

 

content.

The character that separates items in a linear list of choices.

...

Indicates that the preceding element can be repeated one or more

 

times.

WARNING

An alert that calls attention to important information that, if not

 

understood or followed, results in personal injury.

CAUTION

An alert that calls attention to important information that, if not

 

understood or followed, results in data loss, data corruption, or

 

damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT

An alert that calls attention to essential information.

NOTE

An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.

TIP

An alert that provides helpful information.

7.3 Typographic conventions

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Contents HP-UX Directory Server installation guide Page Table of Contents Glossary Index Page Considerations before setting up Directory Server Preparing for a Directory Server installationDirectory Server components Port numbersPreparing for a Directory Server installation Directory Server user and groupDirectory manager Directory administrator Administration Server userDirectory suffix Administration domain Configuration directorySystem requirements Hardware requirementsHardware requirements HP-UX patches Operating system requirementsHP-UX system configuration Perl prerequisitesKernel parameters Large file support Timewait settingInstalling the JRE Setting up HP-UX Directory ServerOverview HP-UX Apache-based web server requirementInstalling the Directory Server package Installing the Kerberos 5 librariesSetting up the Directory Server and Administration Server Setup overviewResponding to prompts and navigating between screen prompts Options for running the setup scriptPassing values for specific setup parameters Setup-ds-admin options Setup script command line optionsSetup file File name with the -f option. For exampleReused for a silent setup Interactive setup modesWith this file CharactersComparison of setup types Set the Directory Manager Performing express setupPort Blank all interfaces IP address Set user as whichSetting up the Directory Server and Administration Server Performing typical setup Administration Domain example.com Performing custom setup Run the setup-ds-admin.pl script as root Directory server network port 389 Performing silent setup Setup file structure General directives Setup file directivesSlapd directives ConfigDirectoryAdminID Specifies the userSuffix Specifies the suffix under Which to store Directory data. For Information on suffixesAdmin directives Example 3-1 Example of setup file for a custom installation Sample setup filesExample 3-2 Example of setup file for a typical setup Sending parameters in the command line# /opt/dirsrv/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl -s \ Configuring Administration Server instances Post-installation and advanced configuration tasksConfiguring IP authorization on the Administration Server Configuring Administration Server instancesConfiguring proxy servers for the Administration Server Post-installation and advanced configuration tasksCreating additional Directory Server instances Creating a new Directory Server instance silently Creating a new Directory Server instance interactivelyRemoving a single Directory Server instance Uninstalling Directory ServerUninstalling Directory Server Uninstalling the HP-UX Directory ServerPage Directory Server file locations General usage informationLdap tool locations File and directory locationsResetting the Directory Manager password Getting the Administration Server port numberStarting the Directory Server Console Starting and stopping serversProblem Clients cannot locate the server TroubleshootingProblem The port is in use Problem Forgotten directory manager DN and passwordPage Tasks to perform before migrating Configuring the Directory Server ConsoleMigration script Migrate-ds-admin Options and ArgumentMigration scenarios Migrating replicated servers Migrating a server or single instanceMigrating a Directory Server from one machine to another Migrating a Directory Server from one platform to another Upgrading from Red Hat Directory Server Upgrading from Red Hat Directory ServerPerforming the upgrade to HP-UX Directory Server Support and other resources Contacting HPRelated information Support and other resources HP-UX documentation setTroubleshooting resources Typographic conventionsTypographic conventions Page Glossary Access rightsGlossary Bind ruleDIT GSS-API Ldap NIS PTA Sasl TCP/IP Page Index SymbolsIndex HP authorized resellers
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