Configuring the change log with the command-line utility

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Use the command-line utility, idscfgchglg, to configure the change log database for a directory server instance.

Before you begin

To configure the change log for an instance, the instance must meet the following requirements:

Procedure

  1. Log in as directory server instance owner.
  2. Access the command prompt.
  3. Change the current working directory to the sbin subdirectory in the IBM® Security Verify Directory installation location.
  4. To configure the change log for directory server instance, run the idscfgchglg command.
    • To configure the change log for an instance with no age limit or size limit, run the idscfgchglg command: 
      idscfgchglg -I instance_name -m 0
    • To configure the change log for an instance with a size limit of 1,000,000 and an age of 25 hours, run the idscfgchglg command:
      idscfgchglg -I instance_name -m 1000000 -y 1 -h 1
    For more information about the idscfgchglg command, see Command Reference.

What to do next

Start the directory server. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server with command-line utilities.