The eDirectory configuration parameters are stored in the nds.conf file.
When configuration parameters are changed, ndsd needs to be restarted for the new value to take effect. You should use ndsmanage to restart ndsd.
However, for some configuration parameters, ndsd need not be restarted. These parameters are listed below:
n4u.nds.inactivity-synchronization-interval
n4u.nds.synchronization-restrictions
n4u.nds.janitor-interval
n4u.nds.backlink-interval
n4u.nds.drl-interval
n4u.nds.flatcleaning-interval
n4u.nds.server-state-up-thresholdn4u.nds.heartbeat-scheman4u.nds.heartbeat-data
The following table provides a description of all the configuration parameters.
|
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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n4u.nds.preferred-server |
The host name of the machine that hosts the eDirectory service. Default = null |
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n4u.base.tree-name |
The tree name that Account Management uses. This is a mandatory parameter set by the Account Management Installer. This parameter cannot be set. |
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n4u.base.dclient.use-udp |
DClient can use UDP in addition to TCP for communicating with the eDirectory servers. This parameter enables the UDP transport feature. Default = 0 Range = 0, 1 |
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n4u.base.slp.max-wait |
The Service Location Protocol (SLP) API calls timeout. Default = 30 Range = 3 to 100 This value is in seconds. This option is supported only by NetIQ SLP and not OpenSLP. |
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n4u.nds.advertise-life-time |
eDirectory reregisters itself with the Directory Agent after this time period. Default = 3600 Range = 1 to 65535 This value is in seconds. |
|
n4u.server.signature-level |
Determines the level of enhanced security support. Increasing this value increases security, but decreases performance. Default = 1 Range = 0 to 3 |
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n4u.nds.dir |
The eDirectory directory information database. Default: /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data/ This parameter cannot be set using the ndsconfig set command. You can manually change this parameter if you want to relocate your DIB. However, we do not recommend you do so. |
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n4u.nds.server-guid |
A globally unique identifier for the eDirectory server. Default = null |
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n4u.nds.server-name |
The name of the eDirectory Server. Default = null |
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n4u.nds.bindery-context |
The Bindery context string. Default = null |
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n4u.nds.server-context |
The context that the eDirectory server is added to. This parameter cannot be set or changed. |
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n4u.nds.external-reference-life-span |
The number of hours unused external references are allowed to exist before being removed. Default = 192 Range = 1 to 384 |
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n4u.nds.inactivity-synchronization-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which full synchronization of the replicas is performed, following a period of no change to the information held in the eDirectory on the server. Default = 60 Range = 2 to 1440 |
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n4u.nds.synchronization-restrictions |
The Off value allows synchronization with any version of the eDirectory. The On value restricts synchronization to version numbers you specify as parameters. For example, ON,420,421. Default = Off |
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n4u.nds.janitor-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the eDirectory Janitor process is executed. Default = 2 Range = 1 to 10080 |
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n4u.nds.backlink-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the eDirectory backlink consistency is checked. Default = 780 Range = 2 to 10080 |
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n4u.nds.drl-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the eDirectory distributed reference link consistency is checked. Default = 780 Range = 2 to 10080 |
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n4u.nds.flatcleaning-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the flatcleaner process automatically begins purging and deleting entries from the database. Default = 720 Range = 1 to 720 |
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n4u.nds.server-state-up-threshold |
The server state up threshold, in minutes. This is the time after which the eDirectory checks the server state before returning -625 errors. Default = 30 Range = 1 to 720 |
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n4u.nds.heartbeat-schema |
The heartbeat base schema synchronization interval in minutes. Default = 240 Range = 2 to 1440 |
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n4u.nds.heartbeat-data |
The heartbeat synchronization interval in minutes. Default = 60 Range = 2 to 1440 |
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n4u.nds.dofsync |
Setting this parameter to 0 increases update performance significantly for large databases, but there is a risk of database corruption if the system crashes. |
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n4u.server.configdir |
The eDirectory configuration files are placed here. Default = /etc |
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n4u.server.vardir |
The eDirectory and utilities log files are placed here. Default = /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/log |
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n4u.server.libdir |
The eDirectory specific libraries are placed here in the nds-modules directory. Default = /opt/novell/eDirectory/lib |
|
n4u.server.sid-caching |
Enables SSL session ID caching. Refer to the SSL v3.0 RFC for more details about session ID caching in SSL. |
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n4u.server.tcp-port |
The default port used if the port number is not specified in the n4u.server.interfaces parameter. |
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n4u.server.interfaces |
The IP address and port number that eDirectory server should listen on for client connections. The value can be a comma-separated list specifying more than one combination of possible settings. For example: n4u.server.interfaces=101.1.2.3@524,100.1.2.3@1524 |
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n4u.server.max-interfaces |
This parameter specifies maximum number of interfaces that eDirectory will use. Default = 128 Range = 1 to 2048 |
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n4u.server.max-openfiles |
This parameter specifies the maximum number of file descriptors that eDirectory can use. Default = maximum allowed by the administrator |
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n4u.server.max-threads |
The maximum number of threads that will be started by the eDirectory server. This is the number of concurrent operations that can be done within the eDirectory server. Default = 64 Range = 32 to 512 Refer to the NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Tuning Guide to set an optimum value. |
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n4u.server.idle-threads |
The maximum number of idle threads that are allowed in the eDirectory server. Default = 8 Range = 1 to 128 |
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n4u.server.start-threads |
Initial number of threads to be started up. Default = 8 |
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n4u.server.log-levels |
This parameter helps to configure the error logging settings for the server-side messages. It sets the message log level to LogFatal, LogWarn, LogErr, LogInfo, or LogDbg. |
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n4u.server.log-file |
This parameter specifies the log file location where the messages would be logged. By default, the messages are logged into the ndsd.log file. |
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n4u.ldap.lburp.transize |
Number of records that are sent from the NetIQ Import/Export client to the LDAP server in a single LBURP packet. You can increase the transaction size to ensure that multiple add operations can be performed in a single request. Default = 25 Range = 1 to 250 |
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n4u.server.listen-on-loopback |
It is a boolean parameter, and enabled by default. In a few recent Linux distributions, the hostname in the /etc/hosts file is associated with the loopback address. Though the common address given in the SLES systems is 127.0.0.2, it can be anything from 127.0.0.0 to 127.255.255.255 (valid loopback addresses). |
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http.server.interfaces |
Comma-separated list of interfaces that HTTP server should use. |
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http.server.request-io-buffer-size |
Default IO buffer size. |
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http.server.request_timeout-seconds |
Server request timeout. |
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http.server.keep-timeout-seconds |
Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the same client on the same connection. |
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http.server.threads-per-processor |
HTTP thread pool size per processor. |
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http.server.session-exp-seconds |
Session expiration time in seconds. |
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http.server.sadmin-passwd |
Session administrator password. |
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http.server.module-base |
HTTP server webroot. |
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https.server.cached-cert-dn |
HTTPS server cached certificate DN. |
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https.server.cached-server-dn |
HTTPS server cached DN. |
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http.server.trace-level |
Diagnostic trace level of HTTP server. |
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http.server.auth-req-tls |
HTTP server authentication requires TLS. |
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http.server.clear-port |
Server port for the HTTP protocol. |
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http.server.tls-port |
Server port for the HTTPS protocol. |
NOTE:For more details information on the eDirectory configuration parameters, refer to the nds.conf man page.