Creating and Configuring LDIF Data Views

An LDIF data view is a simple virtual data view in which an LDIF file is made to look like an LDAP data source. Unlike for LDAP data views, you do not create data sources or data source pools when you set up LDIF data views. Instead, you specify an LDIF file when you create the data view. By default, you cannot write to an LDIF data view. For more information, see Defining Access Control on Virtual Data Views.

For information about creating and configuring LDIF data views, see the following procedures.

To Create an LDIF Data View

You cannot use DSCC to perform this task. Use the command line, as described in this procedure.

1. Create an LDIF data view.

   $ dpconf create-ldif-data-view -h host -p port view-name path-to-ldif-file suffix-dn

2. (Optional) View the list of LDIF data views.

   $ dpconf list-ldif-data-views -h host -p port

   The virtual access controls data view is the only default LDIF data view. This data view is generated by the server and enables requests to be routed to virtual access control instructions (ACIs).

To Configure an LDIF Data View

You cannot use DSCC to perform this task. Use the command line, as described in this procedure.

1. View the properties of an LDIF data view.

   $ dpconf get-ldif-data-view-prop -h host -p port view-name

   An LDIF data view has the following default properties:

   alternate-search-base-dn : - attr-name-mappings : none base-dn : suffixDN bind-pwd-attr : userPassword contains-shared-entries : false custom-distribution-algorithm : none db-pwd-encryption : clear-text description : - distribution-algorithm : none dn-join-rule : none dn-mapping-attrs : none dn-mapping-source-base-dn : none excluded-subtrees : - filter-join-rule : none is-enabled : true is-read-only : false is-routable : true ldif-data-source : /path/to/filename.ldif lexicographic-attrs : all lexicographic-lower-bound : none lexicographic-upper-bound : none non-viewable-attr : none non-writable-attr : none numeric-attrs : all numeric-default-data-view : false numeric-lower-bound : none numeric-upper-bound : none pattern-matching-base-object-search-filter : all pattern-matching-dn-regular-expression : all pattern-matching-one-level-search-filter : all pattern-matching-subtree-search-filter : all process-bind : - replication-role : master viewable-attr : all except non-viewable-attr writable-attr : all except non-writable-attr

2. Change one or more of the properties that are listed in Step 1.

   $ dpconf set-ldif-data-view-prop -h host -p port view-name property:value \ [property:value ... ]

   For example, to change the source LDIF file for the data view, set the ldif-data-source property.

   $ dpconf set-ldif-data-view-prop -h host1 -p 1389 -D cn="Proxy Manager" \ myLDIFDataView ldif-data-source:/local/files/example.ldif