The following table describes properties in the dbswitch.conf file. The Property column lists the property names. The Allowed Values column from the left lists allowed values. The Default Value column from the left lists default values. The Description column lists property descriptions.
Table 6–2 dbswitch.conf Properties
Property |
Allowed Values |
Default Value |
Description |
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A positive integer |
8 |
The number of LDAP connections for the database. |
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off, on, recursive |
on |
Determines how dynamic groups are handled. If off, dynamic groups are not supported. If on, dynamic groups are supported. If recursive, dynamic groups can contain other groups. |
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A valid DN |
The DN used for connecting to the database. If both binddn and bindpw are not present, binding is anonymous. |
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The password used for connecting to the database. If both binddn and bindpw are not present, binding is anonymous. |
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A valid DN (relative to the LDAP URL) |
none |
If present, the default value of the base DN for the request’s virtual server is determined by a dc tree search of the connection group’s servername attribute, starting at the dcsuffix DN. If not present, the default value of the base DN is the base DN value in the LDAP URL. The basedn attribute of a USERDB element in the server.xml file overrides this value. |
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off, on |
off |
Specifies whether the database can perform digest authentication. If on, a special Directory Server plug-in is required. For information about how to install this plug-in, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10 Administrator’s Guide. |
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keyfile, digest, htaccess |
keyfile |
Specifies what type of file auth-db will be used |
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Specifies the path to the keyfile. Required, if syntax is set to keyfile. |
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Specifies the path to the digestfile. Required, if syntax is set to digestfile. |
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Path to the AuthGroupFile. If the groupfile is the same as the userfile, this file contains both user and group data, otherwise it contains only group data. Required if syntax is set to htaccess. For more information about the syntax of the AuthGroupFile, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10 Administrator’s Guide. |
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Path to the AuthUserFile. If the userfile is the same as the groupfile, this file contains both user and group data, otherwise it contains only user data. Required if syntax is set to htaccess. For more information about the syntax of the AuthUserFile, see the Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10 Administrator’s Guide. |