Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1, Installation Manual

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2 Chapter 1. Preparing for a Directory Server Installation
are prompted for some or all of following information, depending on the type of installation that you
decide to perform:
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Port number; refer to Section 1.2.1 Choosing Unique Port Numbers .
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Server root; refer to Section 1.2.2 Creating a New Server Root .
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Which users and groups you want to run Directory Server as; refer to
Section 1.2.3 Deciding the User and Group for Your Servers .
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Your directory suffix; refer to Section 1.2.5 Determining Your Directory Suffix .
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Several different user IDs and passwords for authentication; refer to
Section 1.2.4 Defining Authentication Entities .
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The location of the configuration and user directory servers; refer to
Section 1.2.6 Determining the Location of the Configuration Directory and
Section 1.2.7 Determining the Location of the User Directory .
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The administration domain; see Section 1.2.8 Determining the Administration Domain .
1.2.1. Choosing Unique Port Numbers
Port numbers can be any number from 1 to 65535. Keep the following in mind when choosing a port
number for your Directory Server:
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The standard Directory Server (LDAP) port number is 389.
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Port 636 is reserved for secure LDAP (LDAPS). You can also use LDAP over TLS on the standard
LDAP port.
For information on how to set up LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) for Directory Server, see the
Red Hat
Directory Server Administration Guide .
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Port numbers between 1 and 1024 have been assigned to various services by the Internet Assigned
Numbers Authority. Do not use port numbers below 1024 other than 389 or 636 for directory
services as they will conflict with other services.
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Directory Server must be run as root if it will listen on either port 389 or 636.
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Make sure the ports you choose are not already in use. Additionally, if you are using both LDAP
and LDAPS communications, make sure the port numbers chosen for these two types of access are
not identical.
You should use the default directory ports (389 and 636) for the user directory. If your configuration
directory is managed by a server instance dedicated to that purpose, you should use some non-standard
port for the configuration directory.
1.2.2. Creating a New Server Root
Your server root is the directory where you install your Directory Server. The default server root
for Directory Server on Linux is
/opt/redhat-ds/
; on other UNIX servers the directory is
/opt/redhat-ds/servers/
.
The server root must meet the following requirements:
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The server root must be a directory on a local disk drive; you cannot use a networked drive for
installation purposes. The file sharing protocols such as AFS, NFS, and SMB do not provide file
locking and performance suitable for use by the Directory Server. The server database index files
may be damaged if they are not held on a local filesystem.