The eDirectory configuration parameters are stored in the nds.conf file.
When configuration parameters are changed, ndsd needs to be restarted for the new value to take effect.
However, for some configuration parameters, ndsd need not be restarted. These parameters are listed below:
The following table provides a description of all the configuration parameters.
n4u.nds.preferred-server |
The host name of the machine that hosts the eDirectory service. Default=null |
n4u.base.tree-name |
The tree name that Account Management uses. This is a mandatory parameter set by the Account Management installer. This parameter cannot be set or changed by the administrator. |
n4u.base.dclient.use-udp |
The Directory User Agent can use UDP in addition to TCP for communicating with eDirectory servers. This parameter enables the UDP transport. Default=0
Range=0, 1 |
n4u.base.slp.max-wait |
The Service Location Protocol (SLP) API calls timeout. Default=30
Range=3 to 100 |
n4u.nds.advertise-life-time |
eDirectory reregisters itself with the Directory Agent after this time period. Default=3600
Range=1 to 65535 |
n4u.server.signature-level |
Determines the level of enhanced security support. Increasing this value increases security, but decreases performance. Default=1
Range=0 to3 |
n4u.nds.dibdir |
The eDirectory directory information database. Default=/var/nds/dib This parameter is set during installation and cannot be modified later. |
n4u.nds.server-guid |
A globally unique identifier for eDirectory server. Default=null |
n4u.nds.server-name |
The name of the eDirectory Server. Default=null |
n4u.nds.bindery-context |
The Bindery context string. Default=null |
n4u.nds.server-context |
The context that the eDirectory server is added to. This parameter cannot be set or changed. |
n4u.nds.external-reference-life-span |
The number of hours unused external references are allowed to exist before being removed. Default=192
Range=1 to 384 |
n4u.nds.inactivity-synchronization-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which full synchronization of the replicas is performed, following a period of no change to the information held in eDirectory on the server. Default=60
Range=2 to 1440 |
n4u.nds.synchronization-restrictions |
The Off value allows synchronization with any version of eDirectory. The On value restricts synchronization to version numbers you specify as parameters (for example, ON,420,421). Default=Off |
n4u.nds.janitor-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the eDirectory Janitor process is executed. Default=2
Range=1 to 10080 |
n4u.nds.backlink-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which eDirectory backlink consistency is checked. Default=780
Range=2 to 10080 |
n4u.nds.flatcleaning-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which the flatcleaner process automatically begins purging and deleting entries from the database. Default=720
Range=1 to 720 |
n4u.nds.server-state-up-threshold |
The server state up threshold, in minutes. This is the time after which eDirectory checks the server state before returning -625 errors. Default=30
Range=1 to 720 |
n4u.nds.heartbeat-schema |
The heartbeat base schema synchronization interval in minutes. Default=240
Range=2 to 1440 |
n4u.nds.heartbeat-data |
The heartbeat synchronization interval in minutes. Default=60
Range=2 to 1440 |
n4u.nds.drl-interval |
The interval (in minutes) after which eDirectory distributed reference link consistency is checked. Default=780
Range=2 to 10080 |
n4u.server.tcp-port |
The default port used if the port number is not specified in the n4u.server.interfaces parameter. |
n4u.server.max-interfaces |
This parameter specifies maximum number of interfaces that eDirectory will use. This value can range from 1 to 2048.Default value is 128. |
n4u.server.max-openfiles |
This parameter specifies the maximum number of file descriptors that eDirectory can use. Default=maximum allowed by the administrator |
n4u.ldap.lburp.transize |
Number of records that are sent from the Novell Import/Export client to the LDAP server in a single LBURP packet. You can increase the transaction size to ensure that multiple add operations can be performed in a single request. Default=25
Range=1 to 250 |
n4u.server.sid-caching |
Enables SSL session ID caching. Refer to the SSL v3.0 RFC for more details about session ID caching in SSL. |
n4u.server.max-threads |
The maximum number of threads that will be started by the eDirectory server. This is the number of concurrent operations that can be done within the eDirectory server. Default=64
Range=32 to 512 |
n4u.server.idle-threads |
The maximum number of idle threads that are allowed in the eDirectory server. Default=8
Range=1 to 128 |
n4u.nds.dofsync |
Setting this parameter to 0 increases update performance significantly for large databases, but there is a risk of database corruption if the system crashes. |
n4u.server.configdir |
The eDirectory configuration files are placed here. Default=/etc |
n4u.server.vardir |
The eDirectory and utilities log files are placed here. Default=/var/nds |
n4u.server.libdir |
The eDirectory specific libraries are placed here in the nds-modules directory. Default=/usr/lib |
n4u.server.start-threads |
Initial number of threads to be started up. Default=8 |
http.server.interfaces |
Comma-separated list of interfaces that HTTP server should use. |
https.server.interfaces |
Comma-separated list of interfaces that HTTPS should use. |
http.server.request-io-buffer-size |
Default IO buffer size. |
http.server.request_timeout-seconds |
Server request timeout. |
http.server.keep-timeout-seconds |
Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the same client on the same connection. |
http.server.threads-per-processor |
HTTP thread pool size per processor. |
http.server.session-exp-seconds |
Session expiration time in seconds. |
http.server.sadmin-passwd |
Session administrator password. |
http.server.module-base |
HTTP server webroot. |
https.server.cached-cert-dn |
HTTPS server cached certificate DN. |
https.server.cached-server-dn |
HTTPS server cached DN. |
http.server.trace-level |
Diagnostic trace level of HTTP server. |
http.server.auth-req-tls |
HTTP server authentication requires TLS. |
http.server.clear-port |
Server port for the HTTP protocol. |
http.server.tls-port |
Server port for the HTTPS protocol. |