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8.3.5 Configuration Files
Configuration files are included with iMonitor to allow you to change or set default behavior or
values in the utility.
The configuration files are text files containing configuration parameter tags together with their
desired values. These files are located in the same directory as the iMonitor executable (which is
usually in the same location as the Novell eDirectory executables) on NetWare and Windows, and in
the
/etc
directory on Linux, Solaris, and AIX.
“ndsimon” on page 201
“ndsimonhealth” on page 202
ndsimon
The ndsimon configuration file lets you modify trace file settings, control access to the server, set
the maximum number of object to be displayed when listing a container or displaying search results,
and specify the number of minutes of inactivity allowed before a connection is logged out.
There are two groups of parameters that you can set in the ndsimon configuration file.
Parameters that apply to how the iMonitor executable itself runs
Except on NetWare, when the iMonitor executable loads, it will attempt to listen on the
traditional HTTP port 80. If that port is in use, it will back off to port 8028. If that port is in use,
iMonitor will then back off again, increasing the port by 2 (8010, 8012, etc.) up to 8078.
Where SSL is configured and available, a similar bind pattern is attempted. First, port 81 is
tried, and then 8009, 8011, 8013, etc.
This allows iMonitor to coexist with a Web server running on the same server. However, on
some platforms, iMonitor might load before the installed Web server does, or you might want
iMonitor to bind to a port of your choice. Both regular and SSL ports can be configured using
the HttpPort and the HttpsPort parameters respectively. Commented-out examples exist in the
shipping configuration file. By default, iMonitor binds to all NIC addresses on the server where
it loads. However, there is an Address parameter that you can use to specify a list of addresses,
in comma delimited format, to bind to.
On NetWare, similar port selection rules are used, but they are controlled by the NetWare
Remote Manager HTTP stack (httpstk.nlm) and work as specified in the NetWare Remote
Manager documentation.
Parameters that apply to specific features or pages
The configuration file that ships with iMonitor contains samples of the parameters that can be
modified. These parameters are preceded by a pound sign (#). This indicates that they are
commented out or not used when iMonitor parses the configuration file. For the shipping
Server
Configuration File
NetWare
sys:\system\ndsimon.ini
Windows
install directory
\novell\NDS\ndsimon.ini
Linux, Solaris, and AIX
/etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/ndsimon.conf
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