Install the Sun Java System Directory Server

The Directory Server packages are available from the Sun Software Gateway web site.

1. Find the Sun Java System Directory Server packages on the Sun web site.

   1. On the Sun Software Gateway page, click the Get It tab.

   2. Click the checkbox for the Sun Java Identity Management Suite.

   3. Click the Submit button.

   4. If you are not registered, register.

   5. Log in to download the software.

   6. Click the Download Center at the upper left of the screen.

   7. Under Identity Management, download the most recent software that is appropriate for your platform.

2. In the /etc/hosts file, add the FQDN to your system's hostname entry.

   The FQDN is the Fully Qualified Domain Name. This name is a combination of the host name and the administration domain, as in:

   192.168.5.5 myhost myhost.example-domain.com

3. Install the Directory Server packages.

   Answer the questions by using the information from Collect Information for the Directory Server for LDAP.

4. Ensure that the Directory Server starts at every boot.

   1. Add an init.d script.

      In the following example, change the SERVER_ROOT and SERVER_INSTANCE variables to match your installation.

      /etc/init.d/ldap.directory-myhost --------------------------------------- #!/sbin/sh SERVER_ROOT=/var/Sun/mps SERVER_INSTANCE=myhost case "$1" in start) ${SERVER_ROOT}/slapd-${SERVER_INSTANCE}/start-slapd ;; stop) ${SERVER_ROOT}/slapd-${SERVER_INSTANCE}/stop-slapd ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }" exit 1 esac exit 0

   2. Link the init.d script to the rc2.d directory.

      /usr/bin/ln \ /etc/init.d/ldap.directory-myhost \ /etc/rc2.d/S70ldap.directory-myhost

5. Verify your installation.

   1. Examine your installation directory.

      A subdirectory that is named slapd-server-hostname must exist.

   2. Start the Directory Server.

      # installation-directory/slapd-server-hostname/restart-slapd

   3. Verify that the slapd process exists.

      # ps -ef | grep slapd ./ns-slapd -D installation-directory/slapd-server-instance -i installation-directory/slapd-server-instance/

Troubleshooting

For strategies to solve LDAP configuration problems, see Chapter 13, LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference), in System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).