Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02, Administrator'S Manual

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Overview of Directory Server Management
28 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • May 2002
Overview of Directory Server Management
The Directory Server is a robust, scalable server designed to manage an
enterprise-wide directory of users and resources. It is based on an open-systems
server protocol called the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The
Directory Server runs as the
ns-slapd
process or service on your machine. The
server manages the directory databases and responds to client requests.
You perform most Directory Server administrative tasks through the Netscape
Administration Server, a second server that Netscape provides to help you manage
Directory Server (and all other Netscape servers). For Directory Server, you use a
part of the Netscape Administration Server called Netscape Console. The Directory
Server Console is a part of Netscape Console designed specifically for use with
Directory Server.
You can perform most Directory Server administrative tasks from the Directory
Server Console. You can also perform administrative tasks manually by editing the
configuration files or by using command-line utilities. For more information about
the Netscape Console see Managing Servers with Netscape Console.
Using the Directory Server Console
The Directory Server Console is an integral part of the Netscape Console. You start
the Directory Server Console from Netscape Console, as described below.
Starting Directory Server Console
1.
Check that the Directory Server daemon,
slapd-
serverID
is running. If it is not,
as root user, enter the following command to start it:
# /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-
serverID
/start-slapd
2.
Check that the Administration Server daemon,
admin-serv
is running. If it is
not, as
root
user, enter the following command to start it:
# /usr/netscape/servers/start-admin