DIRECTORY SERVICES

Overview of setting up a condensed Directory Catalog
The following tables describe the databases, documents, and fields you use to set up a condensed Directory Catalog, in the order in which you use them.
Document/DatabaseField(s)/Tab(s)PurposeUsed for an Extended Directory Catalog too?
Directory Profile of each Domino Directory to be aggregated in the directory catalog"Domain defined by this Domino Directory" on the Basics tabAssociates groups in the directory with a domain to distinguish between different groups with the same name in more than one Domino DirectoryYes
Directory Catalog Configuration document in database created from DIRCAT5.NTFAll fields Used for directory catalog configuration No
File / Database / Properties / Design in database created from DIRCAT5.NTFDefault sort orderProvides the Dircat task with the sort order of entries in the condensed directory catalogNo
Domino Directory Server document of Dircat server that builds the directory catalog All fields in the Server Tasks - Directory Cataloger tabProvides the Dircat task with the file name(s) of the local directory catalog(s) to aggregate and a schedule for runningYes

Additional configuration to set up a condensed Directory Catalog on clients
Document/DatabaseField(s)/Tab(s)PurposeUsed for an Extended Directory Catalog too?
Desktop policy settings document in Domino Directory in which clients are registered"Mobile directory catalogs" field on the Databases tabSets up a condensed Directory Catalog automatically on IBM® Lotus® Notes® clientsNo

Additional configuration to set up a condensed Directory Catalog on servers
Document/ DatabaseField(s)/Tab(s) PurposeUsed for Extended Directory Catalog too?
Domino Directory Server document of each server that uses the condensed Directory Catalog"Name of condensed directory catalog on this server" field on Basics tabSpecifies the file name of a server's local condensed Directory CatalogNo
Directory Profile document in the Domino Directory of the servers that use the condensed Directory Catalog"Directory catalog file name for domain" field on Basics tabSpecifies the file name of servers' local condensed Directory Catalogs if there is no file name specified in Server documentsNo
Domino Directory Server document of each server that uses the condensed Directory Catalog"Trust the server based condensed directory catalog for authentication with internet protocols" field on the Basics tabIndicates whether a server should trust all user entries in its condensed Directory Catalog for client authentication1No

1Can use directory assistance instead to trust for client authentication only some rather than all of the aggregated directories

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