Chapter 2. Setting up a new instance on the command line using the interactive installer

Procedure

1. List the available subscriptions in your Red Hat account that provide a Red Hat Directory Server subscription, and note the pool ID:

   # subscription-manager list --all --available --matches 'Red Hat Directory Server'
   ...
   Subscription Name:   Example Subscription
   Provides:            ...
                        Red Hat Directory Server
                        ...
   Pool ID:             5ab6a8df96b03fd30aba9a9c58da57a1
   Available:           1
   ...

2. Attach the Red Hat Directory Server subscription to the system using the its pool ID:

   # subscription-manager attach --pool=5ab6a8df96b03fd30aba9a9c58da57a1
   Successfully attached a subscription for: Example Subscription

3. Enable the dirsrv-12-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms repository:

   # subscription-manager repos --enable=dirsrv-12-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
   Repository 'dirsrv-12-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms' is enabled for this system.

4. Install the redhat-ds:12 module:

   # dnf module install redhat-ds:12

   This command automatically installs all required dependencies.

Procedure

1. Start the interactive installer:

   # dscreate interactive

2. Answer the questions of the interactive installer.

   To use the default values displayed in square brackets behind most questions in the installer, press Enter without entering a value.

   Install Directory Server (interactive mode)
   ===========================================
   
   Enter system's hostname [server.example.com]:
   
   Enter the instance name [server]: instance_name
   
   Enter port number [389]:
   
   Create self-signed certificate database [yes]:
   
   Enter secure port number [636]:
   
   Enter Directory Manager DN [cn=Directory Manager]:
   
   Enter the Directory Manager password: password
   Confirm the Directory Manager Password: password
   
   Enter the database suffix (or enter "none" to skip) [dc=server,dc=example,dc=com]: dc=example,dc=com
   
   Create sample entries in the suffix [no]:
   
   Create just the top suffix entry [no]: yes
   
   Do you want to start the instance after the installation? [yes]:
   
   Are you ready to install? [no]: yes

   Note

   Instead of setting a password in clear text you can set a {algorithm}hash string generated by the pwdhash utility.

3. Open the required ports in the firewall:

   # firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port={389/tcp,636/tcp}

4. Reload the firewall configuration:

   # firewall-cmd --reload