General administration tasks

Use this information to manage general administration of the Directory Server.

Starting the Directory Server
Use this information to start the Directory Server.
Stopping the Directory Server
Use this information to stop the Directory Server.
Checking the status of the Directory Server
Use this information to check the status of the Directory Server.
Checking jobs on the Directory Server
Use this information to monitor specific jobs on the Directory Server.
Managing server connections
Use this information to view the connections to the server and the operations performed by those connections.
Managing connection properties
Through the Web administration tool, you can manage connection properties to prevent clients from locking up the server. The ability to manage connection properties ensures that the administrator always has access to the server when the backend is kept busy with long-running tasks.
Persistent search
Use this information to use persistent search
Enabling event notification
Use this information to enable Directory Server event notification.
Specifying transaction settings
Use this information to configure the Directory Server transaction settings.
Changing the port or IP address
Use this procedure to change the ports that the Directory Server uses or the IP address on which the Directory Server accepts connections.
Specifying a server for directory referrals
Use this information to specify referral servers.
Adding and removing Directory Server suffixes
Use this information to add or remove a Directory Server suffix.
Granting administrator access to projected users
Use this information to grant administrator access to user profiles.
Enabling language tags
Use this information to enable language tags.
Tracking access and changes to the LDAP directory
Use this information to track access and changes to your LDAP directory.
Enabling object auditing for the Directory Server
Use this information to enable object auditing for the Directory Server.
Adjusting search settings
Use this information to control users' search capabilities.
Enabling or disabling read access to projected users
Use this information to prohibit search and compare operations to the user projected backend.
Publishing information to the Directory Server
Use this information to publish information to the Directory Server.
Importing an LDIF file
Use this information to import an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file.
Exporting an LDIF file
Use this information to export an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file
Copying users from an HTTP server validation list to the Directory Server
Use this information to copy users from an HTTP server validation list to the Directory Server.
Managing instances
You can have multiple directory servers on your i5/OS system. Each server is known as an instance. If you were using the directory server on a previous release of i5/OS, it will be migrated to an instance with the name QUSRDIR. You can create multiple instances of the directory server to service your applications.

Parent topic: Administering Directory Server