3.3. Loading the Plug-in Configuration File

After you have written the plug-in configuration file, you need to load it into the /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance/dse.ldif file. You can do this either by using an LDAP utility, such as ldapmodify, or by editing the file directly. If you choose to edit the file directly, be sure to shut down the Directory Server first.
The following is an example of an LDAP command that loads the plug-in defined in the configuration file
example-plugin.ldif: ldapmodify -h my_host -p 389 -a -D cn= Directory Manager -W -f example-plugin.ldif
After the plug-in configuration has been loaded, restart the Directory Server in order to make calls to the plug-in. The Directory Server Console can restart the server from the Tasks tab, or run the following from the command line:
# systemctl restart dirsrv.target