HP-UX Directory Server Administrator Guide HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (5900-3098, May 2013)

• The password for the Directory Manager.
• The user ID with which to run the Directory Server daemon.
4. Click OK.
A status box appears to confirm that the operation was successful. To dismiss it, click OK.
1.8 Configuring the Directory Manager
The Directory Manager is the privileged database administrator, comparable to the root user in
UNIX. Access control does not apply to the Directory Manager entry; likewise, limits on searches
and other operations do not apply. The Directory Manager entry is created during installation; the
default DN is cn=Directory Manager.The password for this user is defined in the
nsslapd-rootdn attribute.
To change the Directory Manager DN and password and the encryption scheme used for this
password:
1. Log in to the Directory Server Console as Directory Manager.
For information on changing the bind DN, see “Changing login identity” (page 21).
2. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab, then select the top entry in the
navigation tree in the left pane.
3. Select the Manager tab in the right pane.
4. Change the Directory Manager settings:
• Change the distinguished name for the Directory Manager in the Root DN field. The
default value is cn=Directory Manager.
• Set the storage scheme for the server to use to store the password for Directory Manager
in the Manager Password Encryption pull-down menu.
• Enter a new password, and confirm it.
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