The Novell® eDirectory™ Management Toolbox (eMBox) lets you access all of the eDirectory backend utilities remotely as well as on the server. eMBox works with Novell iManager to provide Web-based access to eDirectory utilities such as DSRepair, DSMerge, Backup, and Restore, as well as to Service Manager functionalities. All functions are accessible, either on the local server or remotely, through a command line client. You can perform tasks for multiple servers from one server or workstation using the eMBox Client.
The EDIRUTIL utility gives you a shortcut to running the eMBox Client. It points to the Java* executable and the default location where the eMBox Client is installed with eDirectory. And for NetWare® software, it includes the necessary -ns option (which is a Java option on NetWare meaning “new screen”).
You must have access behind the firewall to use the eMBox command line client for the servers you want to manage—so if you are remote, you'll need VPN access.
edirutil -i
To display the eMBox general command line help before going in to the eMBox Client, do the following:
NetWare and UNIX: At the command line, enter edirutil -?
Windows: Run drive\novell\nds\embox\edirutil.exe -?
To display the eMBox interactive command line help while you are in the interactive mode, at the eMBox Client prompt, enter a question mark (?). For example:
eMBox Client> ?
To use the eMBox Client on a machine other than an eDirectory server:
Copy the eMBoxClient.jar file from an eDirectory server to your machine.
NetWare: sys:\system\embox\eMBoxClient.jar
Windows: \novell\nds\embox\eMBoxClient.jar
UNIX: /usr/lib/nds-modules/embox/eMBoxClient.jar
Make sure the machine has Sun* JVM* 1.3.1 or later installed.
Make sure you have access behind the firewall to use the eMBox command line client for the servers you want to manage.
You can't use the EDIRUTIL command on a workstation as a shortcut to getting in to the eMBox Client in interactive mode as you can on a server. You must either set up the environment once in your path and class path or enter it manually each time.