The Directory Settings tell the Administration Server where to find the configuration directory and the user directory.
The Configuration Directory
When you install a server, you're asked for the location of the Directory Server that will store your server's configuration data. The Directory Server you specify contains the default configuration directory. The configuration directory is a subtree of the Directory Server. Data such as network topology information, console configuration, and server instance entries (SIEs) are stored in this subtree. Each time you install a server or change its configuration, the changes are stored in this subtree. For example, when you change a server's port number or turn on SNMP, the relevant data is stored in the configuration directory of the Directory Server.
Changing the Configuration Directory Server
You can designate a different host or port number for the configuration Directory Server.
Changing the configuration Directory Server has serious and far-reaching
impacts on the rest of the servers in the server group! If you change a setting
here, you must make the same change in every server in the administration
domain.
To change the configuration Directory Server settings:
In Netscape Console, choose an Administration Server and open it.
Click Configuration.
Click Configruation DS.
Modify settings as appropriate.
LDAP Host.
Enter the host name of the configuration directory this Administration Server uses.
LDAP Port.
Enter the port number for the configuration directory this Administration Server uses.
Use SSL.
Select this option if the new configuration directory is already SSL enabled.
Click Save.
The User Directory
The user directory is a subtree of the Directory Server. It uses a suffix that you create, such as o=airius.com. The user directory is used for authentication and for local server management. It stores all user and group data, accounts data, group lists, and access control instructions (ACIs). You can have more than one user directory in your enterprise. For example, to increase directory performance, one company might deploy three user directories, one in each of three geographic regions. Another company might deploy five user directories, one with each of five Mail Servers.
User Directory Settings
When you're installing a Netscape server, you are prompted to specify a user directory that is associated with the administrative domain. By default, a server group uses the same user directory associated with its domain. Also by default, an individual server uses the same user directory as its server group. There may be times when you need to override default user directory settings at the server, server group, or domain level.
For example, you may need to change the user directory for a domain when you upgrade to a new Directory Server. Or you might want to temporarily change the user directory for a server group when you're testing a new Directory Server for the group, and you don't want to impact your existing user directory.
Changing User Directory Settings for a Domain
You must be the Configuration Administrator or Domain Administrator to change the user directory settings for a domain.
Changing these settings will have serious and far-reaching impacts on the rest of the servers in the domain! If you make changes here, you must restart all the servers in the domain.
To change the user directory settings for a domain:
In Netscape Console, select a domain, then click Edit.
Modify the following:
Domain Name..
Enter a fully qualified domain name. Example: airius.com.
Description.
Enter a name that helps you identify this domain.
User Directory Host.
Enter the fully qualified name of the host system where the new user directory is located.
User Directory Port.
Enter the port number for the new user directory.
Secure Connection.
Select this option if the new user directory port is already enabled for SSL communication.
User Directory Subtree.
enter the location of the new user directory. Example: o=mcom.com
Bind DN.
Enter the distinguished name for a user who has access permisions to the new user directory. Example: uid=ginac, ou=people, o=Airius.com.
Bind Password.
Enter the password of the user above.
Click OK.
Changing User Directory Settings for a Server GroupTo change the user Directory Server settings for a server group:
In Netscape Console, choose an Administration Server and open it.
Click Configuration.
Click User DS.
Modify settings as appropriate.
Use Default User Directory.
Choose this option if you want to use the default user directory associated with the domain.
Set User/Groups Directory.
Choose this option if you want to use a user directory other than the default associated with the domain.
LDAP Host.
Enter the fully qualified name of the host computer where the new user directory is located.
LDAP Port.
Enter the port number for the new user directory.
Use SSL.
Select this option if the new user directory port is already enabled for SSL communication.
Base DN.
Enter the user directory subtree location. Example: o=airius.com
Bind DN.
Enter the distinguished name for a user who has access permisions to the user directory. Example: uid=ginac, ou=people, o=airius.com
Bind Password.
Enter the password of the user above.
Confirm Password..
Enter the Bind Password again to confirm it.
Click OK.
Changing User Directory Settings for A Server
See the server's Administrator's Guide for detailed information.