Relocating the DIB7novdocx (en) 6 April 20071137Relocating the DIBAfter installing and configuring Novell® eDirectoryTM, if there is a need to relocate the DIB, you cando it. You might want to relocate your DIB for multiple reasons, such as, if the number of objects inthe tree is expected to grow but the current file system where the DIB exists does not have sufficientspace.7.1 Linux and UNIXComplete the following procedure to relocate your DIB:1 Check the server status as follows:ndscheck2 Stop the eDirectory service using ndsmanage as follows:2a Enter ndsmanage at the command prompt.2b Select the instance you want to stop.The menu expands to include the options you can perform on a specific instance.2c Enter k to stop the instance.3 Get the current DIB location using the following command:ndsconfig get n4u.nds.dibdirNOTE: In eDirectory 8.8, by default the DIB is located at /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data/dib and on pre-eDirectory 8.8 servers, it is located at /var/nds/dib.4 Copy the DIB to the new location as follows:cp -rp current_DIB_location new_DIB_locationFor example: To copy the DIB to /home/nds/dib, enter the following:cp -rp /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data/dib/* /home/nds/dib/5 Edit the instance-specific nds.conf configuration file and change the parameter value ofn4u.nds.dibdir as follows:n4u.nds.dibdir=new_DIB_locationFor example, if you are changing the DIB from /var/nds/dib to /home/nds/dib, typethe following:n4u.nds.dibdir=/home/nds/dib6 Start the eDirectory service as follows6a Enter ndsmanage at the command prompt.6b Select the instance you want to start.The menu expands to include the options you can perform on a specific instance.6c Enter s to start the instance.7 Check the server status as follows:
