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

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Creating and Maintaining Databases
Chapter 3 Configuring Directory Databases 89
To disable a suffix:
1.
On the Directory Server Console select the Configuration tab.
2.
Under Data in the left navigation pane, click the suffix you want to disable.
3.
Click the Suffix Setting tab. Deselect the “Enable this suffix” checkbox.
A red dot appears on the Suffix Setting tab to alert you to changes that need to
be saved.
4.
Click Save.
The suffix is no longer enabled.
Deleting a Suffix
The following procedure describes deleting a suffix:
1.
On the Directory Server Console select the Configuration tab.
2.
Under Data in the left navigation pane, select the suffix you want to delete.
3.
Select Delete from the Object menu.
You can also right-click the suffix and select Delete from the pop-up menu.
4.
Select “Delete this suffix and all of its sub suffixes” if you want to remove all
the suffix and every suffix below it.
Select “Delete this suffix only” if you want to remove only this particular
suffix, not its sub suffixes.
5.
Click OK to delete the suffix.
A progress dialog box is displayed that tells you the steps being completed by
the console.
Creating and Maintaining Databases
After you create suffixes for organizing your directory data, you create databases
to contain your directory data. Databases are used to store your directory data.
CAUTION When you delete a suffix, you also delete all database entries and
replication information associated with that suffix.