118 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation Guidenovdocx (en) 22 June 20098.1.3 Using the nmasinst Utility to Configure Novell ModularAuthentication ServiceFor eDirectory 8.8, by default, ndsconfig configures NMAS. You can also use nmasinst on Linux,Solaris, and AIX systems to configure NMAS.ndsconfig only configures NMAS and does not install the login methods. To install these loginmethods, you can use nmasinst. For more information, see “Using the nmasinst Utility to ConfigureNMAS” on page 73.8.2 Configuration ParametersThe 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 takeeffect. We recommend you to use ndsmanage to restart ndsd.However, for some configuration parameters, ndsd need not be restarted. These parameters are listedbelow: 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-dataThe following table provides a description of all the configuration parameters.Parameter Descriptionn4u.nds.preferred-server The host name of the machine that hosts the eDirectoryservice.Default=nulln4u.base.tree-name The tree name that Account Management uses. This isa mandatory parameter set by the AccountManagement Installer. This parameter cannot be set .n4u.base.dclient.use-udp DClient can use UDP in addition to TCP forcommunicating with the eDirectory servers. Thisparameter enables the UDP transport feature.Default=0Range=0, 1n4u.base.slp.max-wait The Service Location Protocol (SLP) API calls timeout.Default=30Range=3 to 100This value is in seconds.
