Configuration overview

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If you do not set the Administrator DN and password or configure the database through the Instance Administration Tool, you can use the Configuration Tool (idsxcfg) for configuration tasks.

The Configuration Tool has a graphical user interface (GUI) and it can be used for the following tasks:
  • Setting or changing the IBM® Security Verify Directory administrator distinguished name (DN) and password
  • Configuring and unconfiguring the database
  • Enabling and disabling the changelog
  • Adding or removing suffixes
  • Adding schema files to or removing schema files from the list of schema files to be loaded at startup
  • Importing and exporting LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) data
  • Backing up, restoring, and optimizing the database
If you prefer to use the command line, all the tasks in the list can be done with the following command-line utilities:
  • idsdnpw sets the administrator DN and password
  • idscfgdb configures the database for a directory server instance
  • idsucfgdb unconfigures the database
  • idscfgchglg configures the change log for a directory server instance
  • idsucfgchglg unconfigures the change log for a directory server instance
  • idscfgsuf configures a suffix for a directory server instance
  • idsucfgsuf unconfigures a suffix for a directory server instance
  • idscfgsch configures a schema file for a directory server instance
  • idsucfgsch unconfigures a schema file for a directory server instance
  • idsldif2db or bulkload imports LDIF data
  • idsdb2ldif exports LDIF data
  • idsdbback backs up the database
  • idsdbrestore restores the database
  • idsrunstats optimizes the database