3.2. Installing the Directory Server Packages

Install the Directory Server packages. There are two options for installing the packages: using native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) tools (yum) or downloading them from Red Hat Network. The recommended way is to use the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) tools.
```
yum install redhat-ds
```
NOTE
yum may install or require additional packages if dependencies are missing or out-of-date.
Alternatively, download the latest packages from the Red Hat Directory Server 8.2 channel on Red Hat Network, http://rhn.redhat.com.
It is also possible to install the Directory Server packages from media:
1. Download the packages from Red Hat Network, and burn them to CD or DVD.
2. Insert the media; the system should automatically recognize and mount the disc.
3. There is no autorun feature with the Directory Server packages, so open the directory on the disc containing the Directory Server packages. For example:
```
cd /media/cdrecorder/RedHat/RPMS/
```
4. Install everything in the directory using rpm:
```
ls *.rpm | egrep -iv -e devel -e debuginfo | xargs rpm -ivh
```
After the Directory Server packages are installed, run the setup-ds-admin.pl script to set up and configure the default Directory Server instance and the Admin Server.
```
/usr/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl
```
This script allows parameters to be passed with it or to specify configuration files to use. The options are described more in Section 1.3, “About the setup-ds-admin.pl Script”.
Accept the licensing agreement.
On the next screen, review the dsktune output. If there are any issues that you should address, exit the setup-ds-admin.pl program, and resolve them. Otherwise, accept the output.
Select the setup type, and proceed with configuring the new Directory Server instance.

NOTE

Directory Server version 8.2 conforms to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standards. This means that the directories and files are in different locations than previous versions. For more information on FHS, see the http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ homepage. For a table showing the new file locations, see Section 6.1, “Directory Server File Locations”.