Administering

Icon: administering The administration topics describes how to perform administrator tasks through the Web Administration Tool and the command line.

Directory overview
You can know more about directory overview through the information provided here. Further, you can also learn about defining a directory, distinguished names, and IBM® Security Directory Server.
Server Administration
You can know more about server administration through the information provided here. Further you can also learn about directory administration, configuration mode, Web Administration Tool, IBM Directory Schema and many more.
Directory Management
You can know more about directory management through the information provided here. Further, you will also learn in detail about working with directory entries, access controls, managing search limits, and managing proxy authorizations.
User-related tasks
You can learn in detail about realms, templates, users and groups using the information provided here.
Error codes
The possible values for an LDAP error code are shown in the tables provided here.
Object Identifiers (OIDs) and attributes in the root DSE
The OIDs and attributes discussed in the provided sections are used in IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.
LDAP data interchange format (LDIF)
The information provided here describes the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF), as used by the idsldapmodify, idsldapsearch, and idsldapadd utilities.
ASCII characters from 33 to 126
The table provided here shows ASCII characters from 33 to 126. These are the characters that can be used in the encryption seed string.
IPv6 support
You can learn more about IPv6 support through the information provided here.
Simple Network Management Protocol agent
You can know in detail about Simple Network Management Protocol agent through the information provided here.
Additional information on password policy
You can know more about additional information on password policy through the information provided here.
Required attribute definitions for IBM Security Directory Server
You can use the example provided here to know more about required attribute definitions for IBM Security Directory Server.
Synchronizing two-way cryptography between server instances
You can use the procedure provided here to synchronize two-way cryptography between server instances.
Filtered ACLs and non-filtered ACLs – sample LDIF file
You can use the information provided here to have a complete understanding of the ACL models, an administrator can best learn through hands on trial. Create sample data with sample ACLs for your directory and check the effective ACLs of each of the entries to ensure that the ACL scheme is correct for the required access.
Dynamically-changed attributes
You can read the list of attributes that can be changed dynamically.
IBM Security Directory Server backup and restore
You can know more about IBM Security Directory Server backup and restore through reading the information provided here.
Setting up SSL security – SSL scenarios
You can make use of the conditions assumed to set up SSL security – SSL scenarios.
High Availability Scenarios
You can know in detail about High Availability Scenarios through the information provided here.
Referential integrity plug-in
You can know more about referential integrity plug-in and the commands that can be used through the information provided here.
Guidelines for interoperability between IBM Security Directory Server and z/OS IBM Security Directory Server
You can use the information provided here to consider the points when setting up a mixed platform environment where an LDAP directory is being replicated between Security Directory Server on Linux®, Unix, or Windows platforms and z/OS® IBM Security Directory Server.
LDAPSync
The LDAPSync solution provides both migration and synchronization services from one or more source systems, such as Sun Directory Server and Active Directory, to a target LDAP directory server. This solution is created with IBM Security Directory Server as the target.
Last Successful Authentication Time Stamp plug-in
You can record the time stamp that corresponds to the last successful authentication for a user so that you can display it on a web portal or implement security policies.