Configuring LDAP Services for Novell eDirectory
375
no
vd
ocx
(e
n)
6 Ap
ril 20
07
Because rootDSE is not a named entry in the tree, an LDAP server does not return rootDSE to the
client as part of any normal search operation.
The following table lists information from rootDSE.
Information from rootDSE is useful for application developers.
Scenario: Developing an Application—
Henri is writing an application that creates a new replica.
Henri reads rootDSE and finds supportedExtension: 2.16.840.1.113719.1.27.100.7 in the list. Henri
knows that the server supports the call to create a new replica.
Also, Novell iManager checks to see what functionality is available in rootDSE and then behaves
according to that information.
To search rootDSE, enter the following at a workstation:
ldapsearch -h
hostname
-p 389 -b "" -s base “objectclass=*”
Information and Description
Excerpt
The schema's location: You find where the schema for
the LDAP server or tree is located by reading the
subschemaSubentry. For eDirectory, cn=schema is
the base for the search.
subschemaSubentry: cn=schema
Supported extensions: Extensions enable you to
manage the server (for example, creating or merging
contexts, adding new replicas, refreshing the LDAP
server, removing replicas, changing the replica type
from master to read/write or read-only) and identities.
Extensions are in ASN.1OID format. For names of
extensions, see
LDAP Extensions (http://
developer.novell.com/ndk/doc/ldapover/ldap_enu/
data/a6ik7oi.html)
.
supportedExtension:
2.16.840.1.113719.1.27.100.12
supportedExtension:
2.16.840.1.113719.1.27.100.7
supportedExtension:
2.16.840.1.113719.1.27.100.8
Which vendor is providing the LDAP server.
vendorName: Novell, Inc.
Which directory version the LDAP server supports.
vendorVersion: eDirectory v8.7.0 (10410.29)
Which version of eDirectory is running.
vendorVersion: eDirectory v8.7.0 (10410.29)
The directory server name and the directory tree
name.
dsaName: cn=WestWindNDS,o=westwind
directoryTreeName: t=WESTWINDTREE
Supported SASL mechanisms.
supported SASLMechanisms: EXTERNAL
supported SASLMechanisms: DIGEST-MD5
supported SASLMechanisms: NMAS LOGIN
Which version of LDAP server is supported.
supportedLDAPVersion: 2
supportedLDAPVersion: 3
Server statistics: RootDSE provides a variety of
statistics about the LDAP server (for example, the
number of strong authentication binds).
errors: 0
securityErrors: 0
chainings: 3
referralsReturned: 6
extendedOps: 0
abandonOps: 0
wholeSubtreeSearchOps: 1
Summary of Contents for EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP2
Page 4: ...novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 116: ...116 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 128: ...128 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 255: ...256 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 406: ...408 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 563: ...566 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 573: ...576 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...
Page 601: ...604 Novell eDirectory 8 8 Administration Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007...