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LDIF Backend

Note: this component is designated "advanced", which means that objects of this type are not expected to be created or altered in most environments. If you believe that such a change is necessary, you may want to contact support in order to understand the potential impact of that change.

The LDIF Backend provides a mechanism for interacting with data stored in an LDIF file.

All basic LDAP operations are supported in the LDIF backend although it has minimal support for custom controls.

Direct Subcomponents
Parent Component
Properties
dsconfig Usage

Direct Subcomponents

The following LDIF Backends are available in the server :

These LDIF Backends inherit from the properties described below.

Parent Component

The LDIF Backend component inherits from the Backend

Properties

The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:


General Configuration Basic Properties: Advanced Properties:
↓ backend-id ↓ set-degraded-alert-when-disabled
↓ description ↓ return-unavailable-when-disabled
↓ enabled ↓ backup-file-permissions
↓ base-dn ↓ is-private-backend
↓ writability-mode
Storage Configuration Basic Properties: Advanced Properties:
↓ ldif-file  None

Basic Properties

backend-id (Read-Only)

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Specifies a name to identify the associated backend. The name must be unique among all backends in the server. The backend ID may not be altered after the backend is created in the server.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
A string
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

description

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
A description for this Backend
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
A string
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

enabled

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Indicates whether the backend is enabled in the server. If a backend is not enabled, then its contents are not accessible when processing operations.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

base-dn

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Specifies the base DN(s) for the data that the backend handles. A single backend may be responsible for one or more base DNs. Note that no two backends may have the same base DN although one backend may have a base DN that is below a base DN provided by another backend (similar to the use of sub-suffixes in the Sun Java System Directory Server). If any of the base DNs is subordinate to a base DN for another backend, then all base DNs for that backend must be subordinate to that same base DN.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
A valid DN.
Multi-Valued
Yes
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
No administrative action is required by default although some action may be required on a per-backend basis before the new base DN may be used. Although it is currently supported, the use of multiple base DNs per backend is not recommended and this capability may be removed in the future. If you are considering the use of multiple base DNs in a backend, you should first contact Ping Identity support to discuss this configuration

writability-mode

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Specifies the behavior that the backend should use when processing write operations.
Default Value
enabled
Allowed Values
enabled - Allows write operations to be performed in that backend (if the requested operation is valid, the user has permission to perform the operation, the backend supports that type of write operation, and the global writability-mode property is also enabled).

disabled - Causes all write attempts to fail.

internal-only - Causes external write attempts to fail but allows writes by replication and internal operations.
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

ldif-file

Property Group
Storage Configuration
Description
Specifies the path to the LDIF file containing the data for this backend.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
A filesystem path
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
The LDIF Backend must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to this setting to take effect. In order for this modification to take effect, the component must be restarted, either by disabling and re-enabling it, or by restarting the server


Advanced Properties

set-degraded-alert-when-disabled (Advanced Property)

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Determines whether the PingAuthorize Server enters a DEGRADED state (and sends a corresponding alert) when this Backend is disabled.
Default Value
true
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

return-unavailable-when-disabled (Advanced Property)

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Determines whether any LDAP operation that would use this Backend is to return UNAVAILABLE when this Backend is disabled.
Default Value
true
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

backup-file-permissions (Advanced Property)

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Specifies the permissions that should be applied to files and directories created by a backup of the backend. They should be expressed as three-digit octal values, which is the traditional representation for UNIX file permissions. The three digits represent the permissions that are available for the file or directory's owner, group members, and other users (in that order), and each digit is the octal representation of the read, write, and execute bits. Execute permissions are only applied to directories. If the underlying platform does not allow the full level of granularity specified in the permissions, then an attempt will be made to set them as closely as possible to the provided permissions, erring on the side of security. Due to Java platform limitations, it may not be possible to set group member permissions independently of other user permissions, even on UNIX.
Default Value
700
Allowed Values
Any octal value between 700 and 777 (the owner must always have read, write, and execute permissions).

Example values
Value Synopsis
700 Grant the owner read, write and execute permissions. Deny all other users permissions.
750 Grant the owner read, write and execute permissions. Grant the group read and execute permissions. Deny all other users permissions.

Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

is-private-backend (Advanced Property)

Property Group
General Configuration
Description
Indicates whether the backend should be considered a private backend, which indicates that it is used for storing operational data rather than user-defined information.
Default Value
false
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
The LDIF Backend must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to this setting to take effect. In order for this modification to take effect, the component must be restarted, either by disabling and re-enabling it, or by restarting the server


dsconfig Usage

To list the configured Backends:

dsconfig list-backends
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To view the configuration for an existing Backend:

dsconfig get-backend-prop
     --backend-name {name}
     [--tab-delimited]
     [--script-friendly]
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To update the configuration for an existing Backend:

dsconfig set-backend-prop
     --backend-name {name}
     (--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
     [(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...