---
title: Tool-specific properties
description: "The server also supports properties for specific tool options using the format: tool.option=value."
component: pingdirectory
version: 9.3
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdatametrics_server_administration_guide:pd_met_tool_specific_props
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revdate: September 13, 2023
section_ids:
  example: Example
  example-2: Example
---

# Tool-specific properties

The server also supports properties for specific tool options using the format: `tool.option=value`.

Tool-specific options have precedence over general options. For example, the following properties file uses `ldapsearch.port=2389` for `ldapsearch` requests by the client. All other tools that use the properties file use `port=1389`.

## Example

Example using `port=1389`:

```
hostname=server1.example.com
port=1389
ldapsearch.port=2389
bindDN=cn=Directory\ Manager
```

## Example

Example using the `dsconfig` configuration tool:

```
hostname=server1.example.com
port=1389
bindDN=cn=Directory\ Manager
dsconfig.bindPasswordFile=/ds/config/password
```