4.3. Attributes Allowed by Certain Plug-ins

4.3.1. nsslapd-pluginConfigArea

Some plug-in entries are container entries, and multiple instances of the plug-in are created beneath this container in cn=plugins,cn=config. However, the cn=plugins,cn=config is not replicated, which means that the plug-in configurations beneath those container entries must be configured manually, in some way, on every Directory Server instance.
The nsslapd-pluginConfigArea attribute points to another container entry, in the main database area, which contains the plug-in instance entries. This container entry can be in a replicated database, which allows the plug-in configuration to be replicated.
Plug-in Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=plug-in name,cn=plugins,cn=config
Valid Values Any valid DN
Default Value
Syntax DN
Example nsslapd-pluginConfigArea: cn=managed entries container,ou=containers,dc=example,dc=com

4.3.2. nsslapd-pluginLoadNow

This attribute specifies whether to load all of the symbols used by a plug-in immediately (true), as well as all symbols references by those symbols, or to load the symbol the first time it is used (false).
Plug-in Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=plug-in name,cn=plugins,cn=config
Valid Values true | false
Default Value false
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-pluginLoadNow: false

4.3.3. nsslapd-pluginLoadGlobal

This attribute specifies whether the symbols in dependent libraries are made visible locally (false) or to the executable and to all shared objects (true).
Plug-in Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=plug-in name,cn=plugins,cn=config
Valid Values true | false
Default Value false
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-pluginLoadGlobal: false

4.3.4. nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-type

Multi-valued attribute used to ensure that plug-ins are called by the server in the correct order. Takes a value which corresponds to the type number of a plug-in, contained in the attribute nsslapd-pluginType. See Section 4.2.8, “nsslapd-pluginType” for further information. All plug-ins with a type value which matches one of the values in the following valid range will be started by the server prior to this plug-in. The following postoperation Referential Integrity Plug-in example shows that the database plug-in will be started prior to the postoperation Referential Integrity Plug-in.
Plug-in Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=referential integrity postoperation,cn=plugins,cn=config
Valid Values database
Default Value
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-type: database

4.3.5. nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-named

Multi-valued attribute used to ensure that plug-ins are called by the server in the correct order. Takes a value which corresponds to the cn value of a plug-in. The plug-in with a cn value matching one of the following values will be started by the server prior to this plug-in. If the plug-in does not exist, the server fails to start. The following postoperation Referential Integrity Plug-in example shows that the Views plug-in is started before Roles. If Views is missing, the server is not going to start.
Plug-in Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=referential integrity postoperation,cn=plugins,cn=config
Valid Values Class of Service
Default Value
Syntax DirectoryString
Example
nsslapd-plugin-depends-on-named: Views
nsslapd-pluginId: roles