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252 Chapter 15 Working with Open Directory
Modifying a Directory Domain
You can use the dscl tool to create, modify, or delete directory information in a
directory domain.
Testing Open Directory Plug-ins
You can use the dsperfmonitor tool to check the performance of the protocol-specific
plug-ins used by Open Directory. It can list the API calls being made to plug-ins, how
long the plug-ins take to reply, and recent API call errors. See the dsperfmonitor man
page for more information.
Directory services API support is provided by the DirectoryService daemon. See the
DirectoryService man page for more information.
See the DirectoryServiceAttributes man page for information about the data types
used by directory services.
Finally, for information about the internals of Open Directory and its plug-ins, including
source code you can examine or adopt, follow the Open Directory link at
www.apple.com/darwin/.
Registering URLs with SLP
You can use the slp_reg tool to register service URLs using the Service Location
Protocol (SLP). See the slp_reg man page for more information.
SLP registration is handled by the SLP daemon slpd. See the slpd man page for more
information.
Changing Open Directory Service Settings
Use the following parameters with the serveradmin tool to change settings for the
Open Directory service. Be sure to add dirserv: to the beginning of any parameter
you use.
To see the role that the server is playing in the directory hierarchy:
$ sudo serveradmin settings dirserv:LDAPServerType
Parameter (dirserv:) Description
replicationUnits Default =
"days"
replicaLastUpdate Default = ""
LDAPDataBasePath Default = ""
replicationPeriod Default = 4
LDAPSearchBase Default = ""