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