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cloudscape.authentication.server

Function

Specifies the location of the external directory service that provides user authentication for the Cloudscape system as defined with cloudscape.authentication.provider. For LDAP, specify the host name and port number. For NIS+, specify the NIS server name and the NIS domain name.

The server must be known on the network.

For more information about external user authentication, see “External Directory Service” of the Cloudscape Developer’s Guide.

Default

Not applicable.

Syntax

cloudscape.authentication.server=
[{ ldap: | nisplus: }]
[//]

{
    hostname:portnumber |
    nisServerName
/nisDomain
}

Example

-- system-wide property
##LDAP example
cloudscape.authentication.server=godfrey:9090
##LDAP example
cloudscape.authentication.server=ldap://godfrey:9090
##LDAP example
cloudscape.authentication.server=//godfrey:9090
##NIS+ example
cloudscape.authentication.server=//godfrey/cloudscape.com
##NIS+ example
cloudscape.authentication.server=nisplus://godfrey/cloudscape.com
##NIS+ example
cloudscape.authentication.server=godfrey/cloudscape.com
-- database-wide property
CALL PropertyInfo.setDatabaseProperty(
    'cloudscape.authentication.server',
    'godfrey:9090')
-- publishing a database-wide property
CREATE PUBLICATION . . .
ADD TARGET DATABASE PROPERTY
cloudscape.authentication.server=
    'godfrey:9090'

Scope

system-wide

database-wide (publishable)

Dynamic or Static

Static. For system-wide properties, you must reboot Cloudscape for the change to take effect. For database-wide properties, you must reboot the database for the change to take effect.

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