When the
1.Get the Administration Server port number from the Listen parameter in the console.conf configuration file.
#grep
2.Using the Administration Server port number, launch the Console.
#
NOTE:
If you do not pass the Administration Server port number with the
3.6.5 Performing typical setup
The typical setup process is the most
NOTE:
Run the
The typical setup has the following steps:
CAUTION: If a Directory Server (notably Netscape Directory Server 6.21 or Red Hat Directory Server 7.1) is already installed on your machine, it is extremely important that you perform a migration, not a fresh installation. Migration is described in Chapter 6 “Migrating or upgrading to
1.Launch the
2.When asked to choose the setup type, accept the default (option 2) to perform a typical setup.
3.Set the computer name of the machine on which the Directory Server is being configured. This defaults to the
Computer name [ldap.example.com]:
NOTE:
The setup script gets the host information from the /etc/resolv.conf file. If the /etc/ hosts file includes aliases (such as ldap.example.com) that do not match the /etc/ resolv.conf settings, you cannot use the default host name option.
The host name is very important. It is used for generating the Directory Server instance name, the admin domain, and the base suffix, among others. If you are using SSL/TLS or Kerberos, the computer name must be the exact name that clients use to connect to the system. If you will use DNS, make sure the name resolves to a valid IP address and that the IP address resolves back to this name.
4.Set the user and group that the Directory Server process will run as. The default is www:other. For example:
System User [www]: System Group [other]:
