2 Core server configuration reference
The configuration information for the
This chapter gives details on how the configuration is organized and how to alter it. The chapter also provides an alphabetical reference for all attributes.
2.1 Overview of the Directory Server configuration
When the Directory Server is set up, its default configuration is stored as a series of LDAP entries within the directory, under the subtree cn=config. When the server is started, the contents of the cn=config subtree are read from a file (dse.ldif) in LDIF format. This dse.ldif file contains all the server configuration information. The latest version of this file is called dse.ldif, the version prior to the last modification is called dse.ldif.bak, and the latest file with which the server successfully started is called dse.ldif.startOK.
Many of the features of the Directory Server are designed as discrete modules that plug into the core server. The details of the internal configuration for each
cn=Telephone Syntax,cn=plugins,cn=config
Similarly,
The following diagram illustrates how the configuration data fits within the cn=config directory information tree.
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2.1.1 LDIF and schema configuration files
The Directory Server configuration data is automatically output to files in LDIF format that are located in
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