Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Creating Indexes
Chapter 10 Managing Indexes 361
Two examples of generating indexes using the
db2index.pl
follow:
Windows batch file (you need to run the script from the
..\bin\slapd\admin\bin\perl
directory as shown in the example):
..\bin\slapd\admin\bin\perl db2index.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager"
-w password -n ExampleServer -t sn
UNIX shell script:
db2index.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w passsword -n ExampleServer
-t sn
The following table describes the
db2index.pl
options used in the examples:
For more information about the
db2index.pl
perl script, see the Netscape
Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
Creating Browsing Indexes From the Server
Console
To create a browsing index or virtual list view (VLV) index using the Directory
Server Console:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
In the left navigation tree (for example,
People
), select the entry for which you
want to create the index.
3.
From the Object menu, select Create Browsing Index.
The Create Browsing Index dialog box appears displaying the status of the
index creation. You can click on the Status Logs box to view the status of the
indexes created.
Option Description
-D
Specifies the DN of the administrative user.
-w
Specifies the password of the administrative user.
-n
Specifies the name of the database into which you are
importing the data.
-t
Specifies the name of the attribute contained by the index.