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3.2. Installing the Directory Server Packages
To install the Directory Server packages:
- Attach the Red Hat subscriptions to the system:Skip this step, if your system is already registered or has a Directory Server subscription attached.
- Register the system to Red Hat subscription management service:
#subscription-manager register --auto-attachUsername: admin@example.com Password: The system has been registered with id: b4c55e3c-ef67-43c6-921e-aa0eab692823 Installed Product Current Status: Product Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Status: SubscribedUse the--auto-attachoption to automatically apply a subscription for the operating system. - List the available subscriptions and note the pool ID providing the Red Hat Directory Server. For example:
#subscription-manager list --available --all... Subscription Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite Provides: ... Red Hat Directory Server ... Pool ID: 5ab6a8df96b03fd30aba9a9c58da57a1 Available: 1 ... - Attach the Red Hat Directory Server subscription to the system using the pool ID from the previous step:
#subscription-manager attach --pool=5ab6a8df96b03fd30aba9a9c58da57a1Successfully attached a subscription for: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Suite
- Enable the Directory Server repository:
#subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-rhds-10-rpmsRepository 'rhel-7-server-rhds-10-rpms' is enabled for this system. - Install the redhat-ds package:
#yum install redhat-dsThe following dependencies are automatically installed:- redhat-ds-admin: Directory Server Administration Server
- redhat-ds-console: Directory Server Console
After you installed the packages, run the
setup-ds-admin.pl script to create a Directory Server instance. For a list of setup modes, see Section 3.1, “The Directory Server Setup Modes”.

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