Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 Installation Manual

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Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 41To edit the server configuration file, you will need a text editor that is capable ofhandling large text files (Notepad and Wordpad are not suitable). If you arealready familiar with Emacs text editor on UNIX, a port to Windows can bedownloaded from ftp://ftp.cs.washington.edu/pub/ntemacs/. There aremany other shareware and commercial text editors available.To display non-English characters using any Netscape browser, you can obtaingeneral internationalization advice and more specific information about theBitstream Cyberbit font from the following URL:http://developer.netscape.com/software/jdk/i18n.htmlTo download the Bitstream Cyberbit font use the following FTP link:ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/extras/fonts/windowsBefore downloading the font, read the READMEfirst.txt and ReadMe.htm files.Ensuring System Clock AccuracyTo facilitate the correlation of date and time stamps in log files with those of othercomputer systems, keep your system clock reasonably in sync. As the NET TIMEcommand requires NetBIOS, which will be disabled during post-installationsystem configuration, either a TCP/IP based NTP client should be installed (suchas the shareware program Tardis), or a time radio receiver attached. Seehttp://www.ntp.org for more information on NTP clients for Windows.Installing Windows Service Packs and HotfixesWindows 2000 Service Packs include key fixes which are needed to maintain thesecurity and reliability of the operating system. The hotfix series containsimportant changes for problems discovered after the service pack had beenreleased.Configuring the System Post InstallationThe Windows 2000 environment requires tuning to provide optimum performancefor Directory Server in an operational environment. Consult the Windows 2000system administrator's documentation or support channel for information onWindows 2000 tuning for multi-threaded internet services.