Provided by: 389-ds-base_1.3.7.10-1ubuntu1_amd64 
NAME
setup-ds.pl - Set up an instance of Directory Server
SYNOPSIS
setup-ds.pl [--options] -- [args]
DESCRIPTION
Set up a Directory Server instance. Creates the configuration files for an instance of Directory Server
based on a few parameters like the hostname, port number, and directory manager information. Can be run
in interactive mode with different levels of verbosity, or in silent mode with parameters supplied in a
.inf format file or on the command line.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below:
--help This message
--version
Print the version and exit
--debug
Turn on debugging
--silent
Use silent setup - no user input
--file=name
Use the file 'name' in .inf format to supply the default answers
--keepcache
Do not delete the temporary .inf file generated by this program
--logfile
Log setup messages to this file - otherwise, a temp file will be used
--update
Update existing installations - add/update schema files, add/change configuration, add new
instance scripts, etc. You must run setup-ds.pl -u after upgrading your packages. You will
usually have to restart your servers in order for all of the changes to take effect (e.g.
adding/changing plug-in configuration), so schedule this when you can afford a little downtime.
--continue
(Update only) Keep going even if errors occur. You will usually not need to use this option
unless your installation is broken and you need to force it to update in order to fix it.
For all options, you can also use the short name e.g. -h, -d, etc. For the -d argument, specifying it
more than once will increase the debug level e.g. -ddddd
args: You can supply default .inf data in this format:
section.param=value
e.g.
General.FullMachineName=foo.example.com
or
"slapd.Suffix=dc=example, dc=com"
Values passed in this manner will override values in an .inf file given with the -f argument.
UPDATES
The update process (setup-ds.pl -u) can work in one of two modes:
Online: Configuration changes are made to the running directory servers using LDAP. The operations must
be performed as an administrative user. You must provide the name and password, for each instance if
there is more than one instance of directory server. Some changes (e.g. plug-ins) may require a directory
server restart to take effect. The update script will notify you if a restart is required.
Offline: The changes are made to the server configuration files. The servers MUST FIRST BE SHUTDOWN BY
YOU. The script will not shutdown the servers for you. You MUST shutdown the servers in order to use
this mode. A username and password are not required to use Offline mode. If the servers are not
shutdown, CHANGES WILL BE LOST.
To summarize:
Online - servers remain running - you must provide admin name and password for each server - servers may
need to be restarted
Offline - servers must be shutdown - no username or password required
AUTHOR
setup-ds.pl was written by the 389 Project.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/new_issue
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
This manual page was written by Michele Baldessari <michele@pupazzo.org>, for the Debian project (but may
be used by others).
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the Directory Server license
found in the LICENSE file of this software distribution. This license is essentially the GNU General
Public License version 2 with an exception for plug-in distribution.
March 31, 2017 SETUP-DS.PL(8)