===== Installation of the Novell eDirectory 8.8.1 =====


== ''' !!! Don't install eDirectory 8.8 as the ebuilds are buggy and can screw up your system !!! ''' ==

==== Emerging the server applications ====


<code>
# layman -a n4g-experimental
# emerge -uND novell-edirectory
</code>


==== Requrements ====

Install an SLP Server:

<code>
# layman -a n4g-experimental
# emerge -uND novell-ndsslp
or
# emerge -uND openslp
</code>


configure the slp server to your need.
(no other services that are using the broadcast interface should run: mdns, dns.dispatcher, .....)

==== configuration ====

(the configuration is done with the included "ndsconfig" tool that requres a running slp server)

To create a new tree, enter the following command:
<code>
# ndsconfig new -t corp-tree -n o=company -S NDSServer -a cn=admin.o=company
</code>


To add a server into an existing tree, enter  the  following command:
<code>
# ndsconfig add -t corp-tree -n o=company -S NDSServer -a cn=admin.o=company
</code>


To remove the Novell eDirectory Server object and directory services from a tree, enter the following command:
<code>
# ndsconfig rm -a cn=admin.o=company
</code>



Start the required server services

<code>
# /etc/init.d/ndsd start 
# /etc/init.d/nldap start
</code>



Set up your system to automatically load the client services


<code>
# rc-config add ndsd default
# rc-config add nldap  default

</code>


==== admimistration ====

The administration can be done with [[:ConsoleOne|ConsoleOne]]

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