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“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.
• An
.inf
file can be used 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 1.1, “setup-ds-admin Options”
to check the
correct capitalization.
The
.inf
file has an additional option,
ConfigFile
which imports the contents of any LDIF file
into the Directory Server. This is an extremely useful tool for preconfiguring users, replication, and
other directory management entries. For more information on using the
ConfigFile
parameter to
configure the Directory Server, see
Section 6.3.4, “Using the ConfigFile Parameter to Configure the
Directory Server”
.
Option
Alternate Options
Description
Example
--silent
-s
This sets that the
setup script will run in
silent mode, drawing
the configuration
information from a file
(set with the
--file
parameter) or from
arguments passed
in the command
line rather than
interactively.
