Adding and removing Directory Server suffixes

 

Use this information to add or remove a Directory Server suffix.

Adding a suffix to the Directory Server allows the server to manage that part of the directory tree.

You cannot add a suffix that is under another suffix already on the server. For example, if o=ibm, c=us were a suffix on your server, you cannot add ou=rochester, o=ibm, c=us.

To add a suffix to the directory server, take these steps:

  1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand Network.

  2. Expand Servers.

  3. Click TCP/IP.

  4. Right-click IBM Directory Server and select Properties.

  5. Click the Database/Suffixes tab.

  6. In the New suffix field, type the name of the new suffix.

  7. Click Add.

  8. Click OK.

Adding a suffix points the server to a section of the directory, but does not create any objects. If an object that corresponds to the new suffix did not previously exist, create it just as you would any other object.

To remove a suffix from the Directory Server, take these steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand Network.

  2. Expand Servers.

  3. Click TCP/IP.

  4. Right-click IBM Directory Server and select Properties

  5. Click the Database/Suffixes tab.

  6. Click the suffix that you want to remove to select it.

  7. Click Remove.

You can choose to delete a suffix without deleting the directory objects under it. This makes the data inaccessible from the directory server. However, you can later regain access to the data by adding back the suffix.

 

Parent topic:

General administration tasks

 

Related concepts


Suffix (naming context)

 

Adding a suffix to the directory server

To add a suffix to the directory server, take these steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand Network.

  2. Expand Servers.

  3. Click TCP/IP.

  4. Right-click IBM Directory Server and select Properties.

  5. Click the Database/Suffixes tab.

  6. In the New suffix field, type the name of the new suffix.

  7. Click Add.

  8. Click OK.

Adding a suffix points the server to a section of the directory, but does not create any objects. If an object that corresponds to the new suffix did not previously exist, create it just as you would any other object.

 

Removing a suffix from the Directory Server

To remove a suffix from the Directory Server, take these steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand Network.

  2. Expand Servers.

  3. Click TCP/IP.

  4. Right-click IBM Directory Server and select Properties.

  5. Click the Database/Suffixes tab.

  6. Click the suffix that you want to remove to select it.

  7. Click Remove.

    You can choose to delete a suffix without deleting the directory objects under it. This makes the data inaccessible from the directory server. However, you can later regain access to the data by adding back the suffix.