Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 11-01-2010 Installation Manual

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Prefacevi1. Examples and FormattingEach of the examples used in this guide, such as file locations and commands, have certain definedconventions.1.1. Command and File ExamplesAll of the examples for Red Hat Directory Server commands, file locations, and other usage are givenfor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit) systems. Be certain to use the appropriate commands and filesfor your platform.To start the Red Hat Directory Server:service dirsrv startExample 1. Example Command1.2. Tool LocationsThe tools for Red Hat Directory Server are located in the /usr/bin and the /usr/sbin directories.These tools can be run from any location without specifying the tool location.1.3. LDAP LocationsThere is another important consideration with the Red Hat Directory Server tools. The LDAP toolsreferenced in this guide are Mozilla LDAP, installed with Red Hat Directory Server in the /usr/lib/mozldap directory on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit) (or /usr/lib64/mozldap for 64-bitsystems).However, Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems also include LDAP tools from OpenLDAP in the /usr/bin directory. It is possible to use the OpenLDAP commands as shown in the examples, but you mustuse the -x argument to disable SASL, which OpenLDAP tools use by default.1.4. Text Formatting and StylesCertain words are represented in different fonts, styles, and weights. Different character formatting isused to indicate the function or purpose of the phrase being highlighted.Formatting Style PurposeMonospace font Monospace is used for commands, packagenames, files and directory paths, and any textdisplayed in a prompt.Monospacewith abackgroundThis type of formatting is used for anythingentered or returned in a command prompt.Italicized text Any text which is italicized is a variable, suchas instance_name or hostname. Occasionally,this is also used to emphasize a new term orother phrase.Bolded text Most phrases which are in bold are applicationnames, such as Cygwin, or are fields or