Chapter 3. Configuring Directory Databases

directory unavailable for updates. However, with multi-master replication, this might not be a problem.

Section 2.2.1.1, “Making a Database Read-Only Using the Console”

Section 2.2.1.2, “Making a Database Read-Only from the Command Line”

Section 2.2.1.3, “Placing the Entire Directory Server in Read-Only Mode”

2.2.1.1. Making a Database Read-Only Using the Console

To place a database in read-only mode from the Directory Server Console, do the following:

1.In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.

2.Expand Data in the left pane. Expand the suffix containing the database to put in read-only mode.

3.Select the database to put into read-only mode.

4.Select the Database Settings tab in the right pane.

5.Select the database is read-only checkbox.

6.Click Save.

The change takes effect immediately.

Before importing or restoring the database, ensure that the databases affected by the operation are not in read-only mode.

To disable read-only mode, open the database up in the Directory Server Console again and uncheck the database is read-onlycheckbox.

2.2.1.2. Making a Database Read-Only from the Command Line

To manually place a database into read-only mode, do the following:

1.Run ldapmodify.1

ldapmodify -p 389 -D "cn=directory manager" -w secret -h us.example.com

2.Change the read-only attribute to on

dn: cn=database_name,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config

changetype: modify

replace: nsslapd-readonly

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HP UX Red Hat Direry Server Software Making a Database Read-Only Using the Console, Change the read-only attribute to on