Ability to correctly answer
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Try This:
Use this page as a guide
as you go through the NT installation program.
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See Chapter
2 of the Directory Server Installation Guide.
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Installation Walk-Through
Run Setup
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Double-click on setup.exe to start the installation program.
This should produce a full screen graphic with the words "Netscape Server
Family 4.0" in the upper left-hand corner and a dialog box with the title
"Welcome". Click on the Next button. |

Software License Agreement
Click on the Yes button.
Select Server or Console Installation
Use the default selection, Netscape Servers. This choice
actually includes Netscape Console, which is needed to run any of the version
4 servers.
Select Installation Type
There are 3 choices (Express, Typical, and Custom). Use the default
selection, Typical.
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When you select a destination location, you're specifying the nshome variable.
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Choose Destination Location
Assuming you have enough disk space, accept the default location, c:\Netscape\Server4.
Make note of this important configuration parameter; it will be your
nshome location.
Select Components
Use the default selection, which includes everything except "Netscape
Directory Server Synch Service".
Directory Server 4.0
Use the default selection: "This instance will be the configuration
directory server." This means the server we install will
manage its own configuration data.
Directory To Store Data
Use the default selection: "Store data in this Directory Server."
This question is tied to the previous one.
Directory Server 4.0 Sever Settings
This dialog box should confirm what you've entered so far. You'll
see 3 items:
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Server identifier: mars (the name of target system)
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Server port: 389 (unless you've over-ridden this value)
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Suffix: o=mcom.com (or the name of the domain you're in)
Directory Server Administrator
The default Server Administrator ID is admin. For
simplicity's sake, use the same word for the password. You'll have
to enter the password twice.
Administration Domain
Use the default selection which should be the same as the network domain
of the target system.
Directory Manager DN
You can use the default selection cn=Directory Manager.
The password needs to be at least 8 characters long: we suggest dirmanager.
Note that DN stands for "distinguished name" and cn stands for "common
name". As with the administrative login, you'll need to enter the
password twice. Be sure to write down the Manager's password because
you're going to need it in the next section.
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Be sure to write down the
Administrative port number set during installation.
You'll definitely need this number later.
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Administration Port
Use the default selection.
Make note of this number for later use.
Also note the URL for the web-based Administrative interface.
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We suggest you keep the installation
cache file (install.inf) for reference.
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Keep The Installation Cache File
Do NOT use the default selection; instead select "Keep the Installation
Cache". In this course we don't want to delete the installation cache
because we're going to refer to it later. The real name of the installation
cache file is install.inf.
In actual practice, you probably would want to delete the installation
cache because it contains the administrator's login and password in ASCII
text. In other words, it's a security hole.
Request Restart

Here's What You've Got
Your nshome folder should look like this:

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