The Sun Directory Services stores naming and addressing information for the components of SIMS, and stores profiles for the users of those components. For example:

The MTA uses the directory to store e-mail user profiles and distribution lists.

The Legacy Services Hub uses the directory to synchronize information held in various proprietary directories and messaging systems.

The Internet Message Access server uses the directory to verify the credentials of users and to store user message store configuration information.

Configuration decisions for the directory service must be made for the whole service, and not in isolation for each component or each server. Before you configure a component of the directory service, make sure you understand the overall consequences for other components of the choices you make.

This section describes the default configuration for the Sun Directory Services. It also explains how to perform the following tasks:

Configure general and default properties

Create a data store

View and modify the schema

Create and modify access control rules

Configure logging parameters