Creating and Maintaining Database Links132 Red Hat Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • May 20053. Select the “Check local ACI” checkbox if you want to enable the evaluation oflocal ACIs on the intermediate database links involved in cascading chaining.If you select this checkbox, you will need to add the appropriate local ACIs toa database on the servers that contain intermediate database links.This is an advanced feature. For more information, refer to “Enabling LocalACI Evaluation,” on page 134.4. Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to anotherdatabase link in the “Maximum hops” field.By default, the maximum is 10 hops. After 10 hops, a loop is detected by theserver, and an error is returned to the client application.5. Click Save to save your changes.Configuring Cascading Chaining Using the ConsoleTo configure cascading chaining for a particular set of database links, do thefollowing:1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.2. Expand the Data folder in the left pane, and locate the database link you wantto include in a cascading chain. Click the database link, then click the Limitsand Controls tab in the right navigation pane.3. Select the “Check local ACI” checkbox if you want to enable the evaluation oflocal ACIs on the intermediate database links involved in the cascading chain.If you select this checkbox, you may need to add the appropriate local ACIs tothe database link.This is an advanced feature. For more information, refer to “Enabling LocalACI Evaluation,” on page 134.4. Enter the maximum number of times a database link can point to anotherdatabase link in the “Maximum hops” field.By default, the maximum is 10 hops. After 10 hops, a loop is detected by theserver, and an error is returned to the client application.5. Click Save to save your changes.NOTE Changes made to the default settings of a database link are notapplied retroactively. Only the database links created after youhave saved changes to the default settings will reflect the changes.
