Sending Parameters in the Command Line
57
5.5.3. Sending Parameters in the Command Line
The setup utility,
setup-ds-admin.pl
, allows settings for all three configuration components —
General
(host server),
slapd
(LDAP server), and
admin
(Administration Server) — to be passed
directly in the command line. Command-line arguments correspond to the parameters and values set
in the
.inf
file. The arguments used with
setup-ds-admin.pl
specify the
.inf
setup file section
(
General
,
slapd
, or
admin
), parameter, and value in the following form:
section.parameter=value
For example, to set the machine name, suffix, and Directory Server port of the new instance, the
command is as follows:
/usr/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl General.FullMachineName=ldap.example.com
“slapd.Suffix=dc=example, dc=com” slapd.ServerPort=389
NOTE
Passing arguments in the command line or specifying an
.inf
sets the defaults used in
the interactive prompt
unless
they are used with the
s
(silent) option.
Argument values containing spaces or other shell special characters must quoted to prevent the shell
from interpreting them. In the previous example, the suffix value has a space character, so the entire
parameter has to be quoted. If many of the parameters have to be quoted or escaped, use an
.inf
file instead.
You can use an
.inf
file in conjunction with command line parameters. Parameters set in the
command line override those specified in an
.inf
file, which is useful for creating an
.inf
file
to use to set up many Directory Servers. Many of the parameters can be the same, such as
ConfigDirectoryLdapURL
, ones specific to the host, such as
FullMachineName
have to be
unique. For example:
setup-ds-admin.pl -s -f common.inf General.FullMachineName=ldap37.example.com
slapd.ServerIdentifier=ldap37
This command uses the common parameters specified in the
common.inf
file, but overrides
FullMachineName
and
ServerIdentifier
with the command line arguments.
NOTE
The section names and parameter names used in the
.inf
files and on the command
line are case sensitive. Refer to
Table 5.2, “setup-ds-admin Options”
to check the correct
capitalization.
Option
Alternate Options
Description
Example
--silent
-s
This sets that the
setup script will run in
silent mode, drawing
the configuration
