LDAP Server Object General Property Page

Use this page to configure or enable the following server-specific properties.

Host Server
Stores the name of the server that is hosting LDAP Services for Novell® eDirectoryTM.

LDAP Group
Specifies the LDAP Group object that contains the configuration settings used by this LDAP server. You can enter the complete name of the LDAP Group object in the text box, or you can use the Browse button to locate and select an LDAP Group object. All servers in an LDAP Group provide the same view of the directory and the same level of security.

When installed, each LDAP server is placed into its own LDAP Group. If you have LDAP servers that you want to share common mappings and security configuration settings, you can have more than one LDAP server in a single LDAP Group.

TCP Port
Defines the TCP port number for LDAP services on the eDirectory server. The default value is 389, a popular port address for LDAP services.  The TCP port must be different from the SSL port.

Default: 389

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 65,535

Note: The TCP Port is unconfigurable for Novell Services for eDirectory versions 3.14 or older.

Disable TCP Port
Check this box to restrict the LDAP server from accepting clear text messages through the network. The default value is not selected, so the clear text port is enabled.

Nonstandard Behaviors

Enable ADSI and Old Netscape Schema Output
Check this box to enable non-standard schema output so that current ADSI and old Netscape* clients can read the schema.

The non-standard output format changes are:

  1. SYNTAX OID is single quoted.
  2. No upper bounds are output.
  3. No X- options are output.
  4. If more than one name is present, only the first encountered will be output.
  5. Any attributes or classes without an OID defined will be output "attributename-oid" or "classname-oid" in lowercase.
  6. If an attribute or class has a dash in the name and it does not have an OID defined, it will not be output.

Note:  The non-standard output does not conform to the current IETF defined standards for LDAP, but it works with the current ADSI and old Netscape clients.

Dereference Aliases When Resolving Names
Whenever the LDAP server finds an alias entry, it will look up the name of the real entry (dereference the alias) and resolve to the actual object.

Return Operational Attributes When All User Attributes Are Requested
Select this option to return operational attributes as well as user attributes when the search operation is asked to return all user attributes (by specifying an empty attribute list or the special * character).

Refresh NLDAP Server Now
Select this button to synchronize the LDAP server with the values contained in the LDAP Group and the LDAP Server objects.

Note: Every time you make changes to your Novell LDAP settings and click OK, eDirectory refreshes itself.

This button is not available for NDS 7 or older versions. To refresh the servers in NDS 7, type LDAP REFRESH IMMEDIATE, or type UNLOAD NLDAP.NLM then type LOAD NLDAP.NLM in the NetWare console.

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