Preface

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Document Conventions ................................................................................

viii

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We Need Feedback! ......................................................................................

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1. Preparing for a Directory Server Installation .............................................................

1

1.

Directory Server Components .........................................................................

1

2.

Considerations before Setting up Directory Server ...........................................

1

 

2.1. Port Numbers ......................................................................................

1

 

2.2. Directory Server User and Group .........................................................

3

 

2.3. Directory Manager ...............................................................................

3

 

2.4. Directory Administrator ........................................................................

3

 

2.5. Administration Server User ..................................................................

4

 

2.6. Directory Suffix ...................................................................................

4

 

2.7. Configuration Directory ........................................................................

4

 

2.8. Administration Domain .........................................................................

5

3.

About the setup-ds-admin.pl Script ..................................................................

5

4.

Overview of Setup ..........................................................................................

9

2. System Requirements ...........................................................................................

15

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Hardware Requirements ................................................................................

15

2.

Operating System Requirements ....................................................................

16

 

2.1. Using dsktune ....................................................................................

16

 

2.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 ........................................................

17

 

2.3. HP-UX 11i .........................................................................................

20

 

2.4. Sun Solaris 9 .....................................................................................

23

3. Setting up Red Hat Directory Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux ............................

29

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Installing the JRE ..........................................................................................

30

2.

Installing the Directory Server Packages .........................................................

31

3.

Express Setup ..............................................................................................

32

4.

Typical Setup ................................................................................................

35

5.

Custom Setup ...............................................................................................

39

4. Setting up Red Hat Directory Server on HP-UX 11i .................................................

45

1.

Installing the JRE ..........................................................................................

46

2.

Installing the Directory Server Packages .........................................................

46

3.

Express Setup ..............................................................................................

47

4.

Typical Setup ................................................................................................

50

5.

Custom Setup ...............................................................................................

54

5. Setting up Red Hat Directory Server on Sun Solaris ................................................

61

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Installing the JRE ..........................................................................................

61

2.

Installing the Directory Server Packages .........................................................

63

 

2.1. Installing Individual Packages .............................................................

63

 

2.2. Installing from an ISO Image ...............................................................

64

3.

Express Setup ..............................................................................................

65

4.

Typical Setup ................................................................................................

68

5.

Custom Setup ...............................................................................................

73

6. Advanced Setup and Configuration ........................................................................

79

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Working with Administration Server Instances .................................................

79

 

1.1. Configuring IP Authorization on the Administration Server .....................

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