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

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Creating and Maintaining Databases
Chapter 3 Configuring Directory Databases 95
For more information about using the
ldapmodify
command-line utility, refer to
“Adding and Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify,” on page 57.
Maintaining Directory Databases
This section describes jobs associated with maintaining your directory databases. It
includes the following procedures:
• Placing a Database in Read-Only Mode
• Deleting a Database
Placing a Database in Read-Only Mode
When a database is in read-only mode, you cannot create, modify, or delete any
entries. For example, you must put a database in read-only mode if you are
manually initializing a consumer.
If your Directory Server manages multiple databases, you can place all of them into
read-only mode at the same time by placing your entire server in read-only mode.
For more information, see “Placing the Entire Directory Server in Read-Only
Mode,” on page 38.
This section includes procedures for the following:
• Making a Database Read-Only Using the Console
• Making a Database Read-Only From the Command Line
Making a Database Read-Only Using the Console
To place a database in read-only mode from the Directory Server Console:
1.
On the Directory Server Console select the Configuration tab.
2.
Expand Data in the left pane. Expand the Suffix containing the database you
want to put in read-only mode.
3.
Select the database you want to put into read-only mode.
4.
Select the Database Settings tab in the right pane.
5.
Select the “Database is read-only” checkbox.
6.
Click Save.