Accessing and Modifying Server ConfigurationChapter 2 Core Server Configuration Reference 31Previously we saw an example of the configuration entry for the Telephone Syntaxplug-in where the plug-in is enabled. If you wanted to disable this feature youmight use the following series of commands to implement this change.Code Example 2-4 Disabling the Telephone Syntax Plug-inRestrictions to Modifying Configuration EntriesCertain restrictions apply when modifying server attributes:• The dse.ldif cn=monitor entry and its child entries are read-only and cannotbe modified.Restrictions to Modifying Configuration AttributesIn the same way, certain restrictions apply when modifying server attributes:• If an attribute is added to cn=config, the server will ignore it.• If an invalid value is entered for an attribute, this will be ignored by the server.• Since ldapdelete is used for deleting entire entries you should useldapmodify if you want to remove an attribute from an entry.Configuration Changes Requiring Server RestartSome configuration attributes cannot be altered dynamically while the server isrunning. In these cases the server needs to be shut down and restarted for thechanges to take effect. The modifications should be made either through theDirectory Server Console or by manually editing the dse.ldif file. Table 2-5 underConfiguration Quick Reference Tables at the end of this chapter contains a list ofthese attributes.ldapmodify -D bindDN -w passworddn: cn=Telephone Syntax,cn=plugins,cn=configchangetype: modifyreplace: nsslapd-pluginEnablednsslapd-pluginEnabled: off
