Chapter 1.
1
General Red Hat Directory Server
Usage
Red Hat Directory Server product includes a directory service, an administration server to manage
multiple server instances, and a Java-based console to manage server instances through a graphical
interface. This chapter provides an overview of the basic tasks for administering a directory service.
The Directory Server is a robust, scalable server designed to manage an enterprise-wide directory of
users and resources. It is based on an open-systems server protocol called the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP). Directory Server runs the
ns-slapd
daemon on the host machine. The
server manages the directory databases and responds to client requests.
Directory Server 8.0 is comprised of several components, which work in tandem:
• The
Directory Server
is the core LDAP server daemon. It is compliant with LDAP v3 standards. This
component includes command-line server management and administration programs and scripts for
common operations like export and backing up databases.
• The
Directory Server Console
is the user interface that simplifies managing users, groups, and other
LDAP data for your enterprise. The Console is used for all aspects of server management, including
making backups; configuring security, replication, and databases; adding entries; and monitoring
servers and viewing statistics.
• The
Administration Server
is the management agent which administers Directory Server instances.
It communicates with the Directory Server Console and performs operations on the Directory Server
instances. It also provides a simple HTML interface and online help pages.
Most Directory Server administrative tasks are available through the Directory Server Console, but it is
also possible to administer the Directory Server by manually editing the configuration files or by using
command-line utilities.
1.1. Directory Server File Locations
Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 conforms to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standards. For more information
on FHS, see the FHS homepage,
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
. The files and directories installed
with Directory Server are listed in the tables below for each supported platform.
In the file locations listed in the following tables,
instance
is the server instance name that was given
during setup. By default, this is the leftmost component of the fully-qualified host and domain name.
For example, if the hostname is
ldap.example.com
, the instance name is
ldap
by default.
The Administration Server directories are named the same as the Directory Server directories, only
instead of the instance as a directory name, the Administration Server directories are named
admin-
serv
. For any directory or folder named
slapd-
instance
, substitute
admin-serv
, such as
/etc/
dirsrv/slapd-example
and
/etc/dirsrv/admin-serv
.
File or Directory
Location
Log files
/var/log/dirsrv/slapd-
instance
Configuration files
/etc/dirsrv/slapd-
instance
Instance directory
/usr/lib/dirsrv/slapd-
instance
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