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To configure existing LDAP external server locations, use the
dsconfig tool.
$ bin/dsconfig
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Enter the host name or IP address for your Directory Proxy Server, or press Enter to accept the default,
localhost
.Directory Proxy Server host name or IP address [localhost]:
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Enter the number corresponding to how you want to connect to the Directory Proxy Server, or press Enter to accept the default,
LDAP
.How do you want to connect? 1) LDAP 2) LDAP with SSL 3) LDAP with StartTLS
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Enter the port number for your Directory Proxy Server, or press
Enter to accept the default,
389
.Directory Proxy Server port number [389]:
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Enter the administrator's bind distinguished name (DN) or press Enter to accept the
default
cn=Directory Manager
, and then enter the password.Administrator user bind DN [cn=Directory Manager]: Password for user 'cn=Directory Manager':
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In the
Directory Proxy Server main menu
, enter the number corresponding to Global Configuration. Then enter the number to view and edit the Global Configuration. -
Enter the number associated with the location configuration property.
Enter choice [b]: 2
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Specify a new location for this Directory Proxy Server instance, in this example
the East location.
Operations involving communications with other servers might prefer servers in the same location to ensure low-latency responses.
>>>> Configuring the 'location' property ... Do you want to modify the 'location' property? 1) Leave undefined 2) Change it to the location: East 3) Change it to the location: West 4) Create a new location b) back q) quit Enter choice [b]: 2
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To finish the operation, enter
f.
Enter choice [b]: f