• To change the retention time of admin alerts, run dsconfig. 
    $ bin/dsconfig set-backend-prop --backend-name "alerts" \ 
  --set "alert-retention-time: 2 weeks"

    After this time, the information is purged from the PingDirectory server. The minimum retention time is 0 milliseconds, which immediately purges the alert information.

  • To view the alert-retention-time property, use dsconfig. 
    $ bin/dsconfig get-backend-prop --backend-name "alerts" \
  --property alert-retention-time
    Property	: Value(s) 
---------------------:---------
alert-retention-time : 2 w