Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 Configuration Manual

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Accessing and Modifying Server Configuration30 Netscape Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference • May 2002Migration of Pre-Directory Server 6.xConfiguration Files to LDIF FormatThe Directory Server will only recognize configuration files that are in the LDIFformat, which means that the slapd.conf and slapd.ldbm.conf configurationfiles from 4.x versions of Directory Server must be converted to LDIF format.Directory Server 4.x configurations can be migrated to the new LDIF format usingthe tool migrateInstance6 tool. For more information, see Chapter 6, “MigratingFrom Previous Versions” in the Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide and theInnosoft Distributed Directory Server Transition Guide.Accessing and Modifying Server ConfigurationThis section discusses access control for configuration entries and describes thevarious ways in which the server configuration can be viewed and modified. It alsocovers restrictions to the kinds of modification that can be made and discussesattributes that require the server to be restarted for changes to take effect.• Access Control For Configuration Entries• Changing Configuration AttributesAccess Control For Configuration EntriesWhen the Directory Server is installed, a default set of Access Control Instructions(ACIs) is implemented for all entries under cn=config. Code Example 2-3 showsan example of these default ACIs.