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Password Storage Schemes
Schema reload plug-in
Nsslapd-idl-switch
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Cn=userRoot, cn=ldbm database, cn=plugins, cn=config
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 Directory Server configuration
Directory Server configuration
Using Directory Server command-line utilities
Directory Server instance file reference
 Using Directory Server command-line scripts
Introduction
 Overview of the Directory Server configuration
Ldif and schema configuration files
 Directory Server Ldif configuration files
 Configuration of plug-in functionality
How the server configuration is organized
Configuration attributes
Directory Server Ldif configuration files
 Configuration of databases
Accessing and modifying server configuration
Access control for configuration entries
Configuration of indexes
 Where
Changing configuration attributes
Modifying configuration entries using Ldap
 Core server configuration attributes reference
Configuration changes requiring server restart
 1 cn=config
Nsslapd-accesslog Access log
 Nsslapd-accesslog-logbuffering Log buffering
Nsslapd-accesslog-level Access log level
Nsslapd-accesslog-list List of access log files
Attribute values for enabling or disabling access logging
 Valid Values
Nsslapd-accesslog-logging-enabled Access log enable logging
Default Value Syntax Directory String Example
Valid Range
 SyntaxDirectoryString Example
EntryDN Cn=config Valid Range
Disk space allowed to the access log is unlimited in size
 Syntax DirectoryString Example
 Nsslapd-accesslog-logrotationtime Access log rotation time
Nsslapd-accesslog-maxlogsize Access log maximum log size
 Nsslapd-accesslog-mode Access log file permission
SyntaxInteger Example
 Nsslapd-attribute-name-exceptions
ValidRange Through Default Value 600 Syntax Integer Example
Default Value Off Syntax DirectoryString Example
Nsslapd-auditlog Audit log
 Provides a list of audit log files
Nsslapd-auditlog-list
Attribute values for enabling or disabling audit logging
EntryDN
 Turns audit logging on and off
Nsslapd-auditlog-logging-enabled Audit log enable logging
Entry DN Cn=config Valid Values
Disk space allowed to the audit log is unlimited in size
 Valid Range Through Default Value
Syntax Integer Example Nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationsynchour
 Time between audit log file rotation is unlimited
Nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationtime Audit log rotation time
Syntax Integer Example Nsslapd-auditlog-logrotationsyncmin
 None Read only Execute only
Nsslapd-auditlog-maxlogsize Audit log maximum log size
Nsslapd-auditlog-mode Audit log file permission
 Nsslapd-certmap-basedn Certificate map search base
Write access to the server user ID
Nsslapd-certdir Certificate and key database directory
Write only Read and write Write and execute
 Nsslapd-conntablesize
Nsslapd-config
This read-only attribute is the config DN
Nsslapd-counters
 Default Value Off Core server configuration reference
Nsslapd-ds4-compatible-schema
Default Value Syntax DirectoryString Example
Nsslapd-csnlogging
 Attribute values for enabling or disabling error logging
Nsslapd-errorlog Error log
Nsslapd-errorlog-level Error log level
 Nsslapd-errorlog-list
This read-only attribute provides a list of error log files
 Nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled Enable error logging
Turns error logging on and off
 Disk space allowed to the error log is unlimited in size
 Nsslapd-errorlog-logrotationtime Error log rotation time
Time between error log file rotation is unlimited
 Nsslapd-errorlog-maxlogsize Maximum error log size
 Nsslapd-groupevalnestlevel
Nsslapd-errorlog-mode Error log file permission
Nsslapd-idletimeout Default idle timeout
 Nsslapd-instancedir Instance directory
Nsslapd-ioblocktimeout IO block time out
Default Value Syntax Integer Example Nsslapd-idletimeout
Nsslapd-lastmod Track modification time
 Nsslapd-listenhost Listen to IP address
Nsslapd-ldapilisten Enable Ldapi socket
Nsslapd-ldapifilepath Ldapi socket file path
 Nsslapd-localuser Local user
Default Value SyntaxDirectoryString Example
Nsslapd-localhost Local host
Nsslapd-lockdir Server lock file directory
 Nsslapd-maxbersize Maximum message size
Nsslapd-maxdescriptors Maximum file descriptors
 Nsslapd-maxsasliosize Maximum Sasl packet size
 This attribute value is specified in bytes
Nsslapd-maxthreadsperconn Maximum threads per connection
Nsslapd-nagle
 Nsslapd-plugin
Nsslapd-outbound-ldap-io-timeout
Default Value Core server configuration reference
Nsslapd-port Port number
 But the request is for this entry
Nsslapd-readonly Read only
Nsslapd-referral Referral
 Nsslapd-referralmode Referral mode
Nsslapd-reservedescriptors Reserved file descriptors
 Nsslapd-return-exact-case Return exact case
Nsslapd-rewrite-rfc1274
 Nsslapd-rootdn Manager DN
Nsslapd-rootpw Root password
Default Value Syntax
 Nsslapd-rootpwstoragescheme Root password storage scheme
Nsslapd-saslpath
 Nsslapd-schemacheck Schema checking
Nsslapd-schemadir
 Nsslapd-securePort Encrypted port number
Nsslapd-schemareplace
Nsslapd-securelistenhost
 Nsslapd-security Security
Nsslapd-sizelimit Size limit
 Nsslapd-timelimit Time limit
Default Value Syntax Integer Example Nsslapd-threadnumber
Nsslapd-threadnumber Thread number
 Nsslapd-tmpdir
PasswordChange Password change
Indicates whether users may change their passwords
Nsslapd-versionstring
 PasswordCheckSyntax Check password syntax
PasswordExp Password expiration
 PasswordInHistory Number of passwords to remember
PasswordGraceLimit Password expiration
PasswordHistory Password history
Default Value Syntax Integer Example PasswordGraceLimit
 PasswordLockoutDuration Lockout duration
PasswordIsGlobalPolicy Password policy and replication
PasswordLockout Account lockout
 PasswordMaxRepeats Password syntax
PasswordMaxAge Password maximum age
PasswordMaxFailure Maximum password failures
Default Value Syntax Integer Example PasswordMaxFailure
 Default Value Syntax Integer Example PasswordMinAge
PasswordMin8Bit Password syntax
PasswordMinAge Password minimum age
 PasswordMinDigits Password syntax
PasswordMinAlphas Password syntax
PasswordMinCategories Password syntax
PasswordMinLength Password minimum length
 PasswordMinTokenLength Password syntax
PasswordMinLowers Password syntax
PasswordMinSpecials Password syntax
 PasswordStorageScheme Password storage scheme
PasswordMinUppers Password syntax
PasswordMustChange Password must change
 PasswordUnlock Unlock account
PasswordWarning Send warning
 2 cn=changelog5,cn=config
Nsslapd-changelogdir
 Nsslapd-changelogmaxage Max changelog age
3 cn=encryption,cn=config
Nssslsessiontimeout
Nsslapd-changelogmaxentries Max changelog records
 Nssslclientauth
Means disallow certificate-based authentication
Default Value Off Syntax DirectoryString Example Nsssl2 off
NsSSL2
 Suffix configuration attributes under cn=suffixName
4 cn=features,cn=config
5 cn=mapping tree,cn=config
Nsssl3ciphers
 Determines how the suffix handles operations
Nsslapd-state
Nsslapd-backend
To requests made by client applications
 NsDS5ReplicaChangeCount
NsDS5Flags
NsDS5ReplicaBindDN
 NsDS5ReplicaLegacyConsumer
NsDS5ReplicaPurgeDelay
NsDS5ReplicaId
NsDS5ReplicaName
 NsDS5ReplicaTombstonePurgeInterval
NsDS5ReplicaReferral
NsDS5ReplicaRoot
 NsState
NsDS5ReplicaType
NsDS5ReplicaReapActive
 Description
NsDS5ReplConflict
8.1 cn
 NsDS5ReplicaBindMethod
NsDS5ReplicaBusyWaitTime
 NsDS5ReplicaCredentials
Schema
NsDS5ReplicaChangesSentSinceStartup
NsDS5ReplicaHost
 NsDS5ReplicaLastInitStatus
NsDS5ReplicaLastInitEnd
NsDS5ReplicaLastInitStart
Time
 NsDS5ReplicaLastUpdateStatus
NsDS5ReplicaLastUpdateEnd
NsDS5ReplicaLastUpdateStart
NsDS5ReplicaPort
 Default Value SyntaxInteger ExamplensDS5ReplicaPort389
NsDS5ReplicaPriority
 NsDS5BeginReplicaRefresh
NsDS5ReplicaSessionPauseTime
 NsDS5ReplicatedAttributeList
NsDS5ReplicaTimeout
Valid Range Default Value SyntaxDirectoryString Example
 NsDS5ReplicaTransportInfo
NsDS5ReplicaUpdateInProgress
NsDS5ReplicaUpdateSchedule
 Sunday
NsDS5ReplicaLastUpdateEnd
NsDS50ruv
 Nsds7DirectoryReplicaSubtree
Nsds7NewWinGroupSyncEnabled
Nsds7NewWinUserSyncEnabled
Nsds7DirsyncCookie
 Nsds7WindowsReplicaSubtree
10 cn=monitor
Nsds7WindowsDomain
WinSyncInterval
 Greenwich Mean Time
For example
Connection table
This is the number of completed operations
 This attribute sets whether Snmp is enabled
12 cn=SNMP,cn=config
Nssnmpenabled
11 cn=replication
 Nssnmpcontact
Nssnmporganization
Nssnmplocation
Nssnmpdescription
 Nssnmpmasterport
Snmp statistic attributes
Nssnmpmasterhost
Snmp statistic attributes
 14 cn=tasks,cn=config
Snmp statistic attributes
 Task invocation attributes for entries under cn=tasks
 Entry DN
 14.2 cn=import,cn=tasks,cn=config
Default Value Syntax DirectoryString Example Ttl
 NsFilename file1.ldif NsFilename file2.ldif
 Default Value Syntax Integer Example NsImportChunkSize
 14.3 cn=export,cn=tasks,cn=config
 Valid Values Any DN Core server configuration reference
 Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsExportReplica true
Default Value Syntax DN, multi-valued Example
Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsUseOneFile true
Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsPrintKey false
 Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsNoWrap false
14.4 cn=backup,cn=tasks,cn=config
Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsUseId2Entry true
Syntax Case-insensitive string Example NsDumpUniqId true
 14.5 cn=restore,cn=tasks,cn=config
 14.6 cn=index,cn=tasks,cn=config
Syntax Case-exact string Example
 14.7 cn=schema reload task,cn=tasks,cn=config
NsIndexAttribute attributeindex1,index2
 14.8 cn=memberof task,cn=tasks,cn=config
 15 cn=uniqueid generator,cn=config
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 Server plug-in functionality reference
Server plug-in functionality reference
1 7-bit check plug-in
 Attribute uniqueness plug-in
ACL plug-in
ACL preoperation plug-in
 Binary syntax plug-in
Boolean syntax plug-in
 Case exact string syntax plug-in
Plug-in Name Chaining Database DN of Configuration Entry
Description Syntax for handling DNs Configurable Options
Case ignore string syntax plug-in
 Distinguished name syntax plug-in
Class of service plug-in
Country string syntax plug-in
Dependencies None Performance Related
 Details of distributed numeric assignment plug-in
Distributed numeric assignment plug-in
Generalized time syntax plug-in
Plug-in Name
 Http client plug-in
Internationalization plug-in
 Legacy replication plug-in
Jpeg syntax plug-in
Ldbm database plug-in
Information Further Information
 Details of MemberOf plug-in
MemberOf plug-in
Multi-master replication plug-in
 OID syntax plug-in
Password Storage Schemes
Octet string syntax plug-in
 Password storage plugins
Postal address string syntax plug-in
 PTA plug-in
Referential integrity postoperation plug-in
 Both presence and equality
Retro Changelog plug-in
Roles plug-in
Applications
 Space insensitive string syntax plug-in
Schema reload plug-in
Details of schema reload plug-in
 Views plug-in
Telephone syntax plug-in
URI syntax plug-in
Resource Locators
 Nsslapd-pluginPath
List of attributes common to all plug-ins
Account policy plug-in
This attribute specifies the full path to the plug-in
 Nsslapd-pluginType
Nsslapd-pluginEnabled
Nsslapd-pluginInitfunc
Nsslapd-pluginId
 Nsslapd-pluginVendor
Attributes allowed by certain plug-ins
Nsslapd-pluginVersion
Nsslapd-pluginDescription
 Nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-named
Nsslapd-pluginLoadGlobal
Nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-type
 Database plug-in attributes
NsLookthroughLimit
 Nsslapd-cache-autosize
Nsslapd-cache-autosize-split
 Platforms
Nsslapd-dbcachesize
Nsslapd-db-checkpoint-interval
 Nsslapd-db-debug
Default Value Database plug-in attributes
Nsslapd-db-circular-logging
Nsslapd-db-durable-transactions
 Nsslapd-db-home-directory
Nsslapd-db-idl-divisor
 Nsslapd-db-logdirectory
Automatically adjusted to the minimum value
Nsslapd-db-logbuf-size
 Nsslapd-db-page-size
Valid Range Bytes to 64 kilobytes Default Value
Nsslapd-db-logfile-size
Nsslapd-db-private-import-mem
 Nsslapd-db-spin-count
Nsslapd-db-transaction-batch-val
 Nsslapd-dbncache
Nsslapd-db-trickle-percentage
Nsslapd-db-verbose
 Nsslapd-exclude-from-export
Nsslapd-idl-switch
Nsslapd-directory
 Nsslapd-import-cache-autosize
Nsslapd-idlistscanlimit
Nsslapd-import-cachesize
 Nsslapd-mode
No access for other users
Default Value 600 Database plug-in attributes
Memory to importCache
 Nsslapd-serial-lock
Nsslapd-search-bypass-filter-test
Nsslapd-search-use-vlv-index
 Nsslapd-cachesize
Nsslapd-cachememsize
 Nsslapd-suffix
Nsslapd-readonly
Nsslapd-require-index
 Database plug-in attributes
 This attribute provides the name of the attribute to index
5.1 cn
NsSystemIndex
 NsIndexType
NsMatchingRule
 NsSubStrBegin
Indexed attribute representing a subentry
 NsSubStrEnd
NsSubStrMiddle
 Encrypted attributes under the cn=config node
 NsActiveChainingComponents
Database link plug-in attributes chaining attributes
NsEncryptionAlgorithm
Database link plug-in attributes chaining attributes
 Nspossiblechainingcomponents
NsMaxResponseDelay
NsMaxTestResponseDelay
 NsBindConnectionsLimit
NsTransmittedControls
NsAbandonedSearchCheckInterval
 NsBindRetryLimit
NsBindTimeout
Default Value Syntax Integer Example
NsCheckLocalACI
 NsConnectionLife
NsConcurrentBindLimit
NsConcurrentOperationsLimit
NsOperationConnectionsLimit
 NsSizeLimit
NsProxiedAuthorization
NsReferralOnScopedSearch
 NsTimeLimit
NsBindMechanism
 Valid Values Empty
NsFarmServerURL
NsMultiplexorBindDN
 Nshoplimit
Encryption schema
NsMultiplexorCredentials
NsUseStartTLS
 Retro changelog plug-in attributes
Nsslapd-changelogdir
 DnaFilter
Distributed numeric assignment plug-in attributes
Nsslapd-changelogmaxage Max changelog age
DnaMagicRegen
 DnaNextValue
DnaMaxValue
DnaNextRange
 DnaPrefix
DnaRangeRequestTimeout
Default Value Syntax Integer Example DnaNextValue
Bit systems
 DnaThreshold
DnaScope
DnaSharedCfgDN
 Memberofattr
MemberOf plug-in attributes
DnaType
Memberofgroupattr
 Account policy plug-in attributes
 Overview of Directory Server files
Backup files
Configuration files
Database files
 Used internally by the database and should not be moved
Setup-ds-admin.plscript is run
At setup for example, dc=example,dc=com
Deleted, or modified in any way
 Log files
Ldif files
Lock files
PID files
 Tools
Scripts
 Access log reference
Access logging levels
 Connection number
Default access logging content
Example 5-1 Example access log
File descriptor
 Operation number
Error number
Slot number
Method type
 Ldap request type
Number of entries
Elapsed time
 VLV-related entries
Unindexed search indicator
Ldap response type
Search scope
 Abandon message
Extended operation OID
Change sequence number
LDAPv3 extended operations supported by Directory Server
 Sasl multi-stage bind logging
Access log content for additional access logging levels
Message ID
 Options description
Common connection codes
Connection description
 Error log levels
Error log reference
Error log logging levels
Common connection codes
 Error log content
Error log levels
 Error log content for other log levels
Example 5-3 Error log excerpt
 Example 5-4 Replication error log entry
Into pending list
 Timestamp Pluginname message Timestamp function message
 Audit log reference
Example 5-6 Config file processing log entry
Example 5-7 Access control summary logging
 Audit log does not have any other log level to set
Example 5-8 Audit log content
Ldap result codes
Ldap result codes
 Referral Ldap
Adminlimitexceeded Ldap
Ldap result codes
Ldap
 Command-line utilities quick reference
Finding and executing command-line utilities
Using special characters
Commonly-used command-line utilities
 Commonly-used ldapsearch options
Ldapsearch
Ldapsearch syntax
Ldapsearch syntax
 Commonly-used ldapsearch options
 Commonly-used ldapsearch options
Persistent search options
Ldapsearch SSL options
Persistent search options
 Ldapsearch Sasl options
Additional SSL ldapsearch options
 Sasl options
 Description of CRAM-MD5 mechanism options
 Do not permit mechanisms susceptible to active attacks
Do not permit mechanisms that allow anonymous access
Description of CRAM-MD5 mechanism options
Require forward secrecy
 Maxbufsize
 Following UID. For example
Description of DIGEST-MD5 Sasl mechanism options
Required Mech=DIGEST-MD5 Gives the Sasl Mechanism
 10 Additional ldapsearch options
Additional ldapsearch options
Description of Gssapi Sasl mechanism options
 10 Additional ldapsearch options
 Commonly-used ldapmodify options
Ldapmodify
Ldapmodify syntax
11 Commonly-used ldapmodify options
 12 ldapmodify SSL options
Ldapmodify SSL options
11 Commonly-used ldapmodify options
 13 Sasl options
Ldapmodify Sasl options
12 ldapmodify SSL options
 14 Additional ldapmodify options
Ldapdelete
Additional ldapmodify options
 Ldapdelete SSL options
Ldapdelete syntax
Commonly-used ldapdelete options
15 Commonly-used ldapdelete options
 17 Sasl options
Ldapdelete Sasl options
16 ldapdelete SSL options
 Ldappasswd syntax
Ldappasswd
Additional ldapdelete options
18 Additional ldapdelete options
 19 ldappasswd-specific options
Ldappasswd-specific options
General ldappasswd options
20 General ldappasswd options
 Ldappasswd Sasl options
20 General ldappasswd options
 Six values
Ldappasswd examples
21 Sasl options
 Ldif
Example 6-2 Directory Manager generating a users password
Example 6-3 User changing his own password
Ldif
 Ldif syntax
Ldif command has the following format
Dbscan
Ldif options
 23 Common options
Dbscan options
Dbscan examples
24 Entry file options
 Example 6-14 Dumping the index file uid.db4 with raw mode
Example 6-8 Displaying VLV index file contents
Example 6-13 Displaying the changelog file contents
Example 6-7 Dumping the entry file
 Saveconfig
Finding and executing command-line scripts
Command-line scripts quick reference
Shell scripts in /opt/dirsrv/slapd-instancename
 Scripts in /opt/dirsrv/bin
Shell scripts
Perl scripts in /opt/dirsrv/slapd-instancename
This section covers the following scripts
 Syntax
1 bak2db Restores a database from backup
Cl-dump Dumps and decodes the changelog
Bak2db options
 Options
Dbverify Checks for corrupt databases
Cl-dump options
Dbverify options
 4 db2bak Creates a backup of a database
5 db2ldif Exports database contents to Ldif
 Reindex cn and givenname in the database instance userRoot
6 db2index Reindexes database index files
Ldif2db Import
Db2index options
 Ldif2db options
Pwdhash Prints encrypted passwords
Ldif2ldap Performs import operation over Ldap
10 ldif2ldap options
 11 pwdhash options
Monitor Retrieves monitoring information
Repl-monitor Monitors replication status
Syntax monitor
 Hostportbinddnbindpwdbindcert
 Restart-slapd Restarts the Directory Server
Restoreconfig Restores Administration Server configuration
Saveconfig Saves Administration Server configuration
 Suffix2instance Maps a suffix to a backend name
Start-slapd Starts the Directory Server
Stop-slapd Stops the Directory Server
Vlvindex Creates virtual list view indexes
 Perl scripts
1 bak2db.pl Restores a database from backup
Restores a database from a backup
Options Either the -nor the -soption must be specified
 Creates a backup of the database
3 db2bak.pl Creates a backup of a database
19 cl-dump.pl command options
Cl-dump.pl Dumps and decodes the changelog
 5 db2ldif.pl Exports database contents to Ldif
4 db2index.pl Creates and generates indexes
 Fixup-memberof.pl Regenerate memberOf attributes
22 db2ldif.pl options
 24 ldif2db.pl options
Ldif2db.pl Import
23 fixup-memberof.pl options
 24 ldif2db.pl options
25 Information extracted from access logs
Logconv.pl Log converter
 26 logconv.pl options
 28 ns-accountstatus.pl options
Ns-accountstatus.pl Establishes account status
27 logconv.pl options to display occurrences
 Activates an entry or group of entries
Ns-activate.pl Activates an entry or group of entries
Ns-inactivate.pl Inactivates an entry or group of entries
29 ns-activate.pl options
 Shows in-progress status of replication
Repl-monitor.pl Monitors replication status
31 ns-newpwdpolicy.pl options
32 repl-monitor.pl options
 Where
 Schemadirectory script uses the default schema directory
Schema-reload.pl Reload schema files dynamically
33 schema-reload.pl options
Verify-db.pl Check for corrupt databases
 Usage information
Command, then it uses the default database directory
34 verify-db.pl option
 Information to collect before contacting HP
How to contact HP technical support
Contacting HP
HP authorized resellers
 Support and other resources
Related information
HP-UX Directory Server documentation set
 HP-UX documentation set
Troubleshooting resources
Typographic conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions
 TIP
 Overview of ns-slapd
Finding and executing the ns-slapd command-line utilities
Exports the contents of the database to Ldif
Utilities for exporting databases db2ldif
 Imports Ldif files to the database
Utilities for restoring and backing up databases ldif2db
Table A-1 db2ldif options
Table A-2 ldif2db options
 Utilities for creating and regenerating indexes db2index
Utilities for restoring and backing up databases archive2db
Utilities for restoring and backing up databases db2archive
 Table A-5 db2index options
 Glossary
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 Bind rule
Glossary
 CoS definition
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 GSS-API
 Ldap
251
 NIS
 Proxy
253
 Sasl
 Superuser
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Symbols
Statistics for monitoring and optimizing directory
 Suffix and replication configuration entries
Read-only monitoring configuration entries
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 Index
 Database link plug-in configuration attributes
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 Distributed numeric assignment plug-in configuration
 Ldap
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 NsDS5ReplicaChangesSentSinceStartup attribute
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