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Directory Setup Group Box

NameSpace drop down list

Namespace of the user directory. For custom namespaces, select Custom.

The contents of the User Directory Dialog change to support a custom user directory connection.

Library field

Shared library for the custom directory connection. You can specify the shared library using one of the following methods:

If the library is located...

Then specify...

Under one of the following Policy Server directories (recommended):

  • Windows—Bin
  • UNIX—lib

Only the library name, without a file extension.

Elsewhere

The full path to the library, including the library name, without a file extension

For example, to try the sample code that is shipped with the Directory API:

  1. Compile the sample for the Directory API.
  2. Place the library in one of the following directories of the Policy Server:
  3. In the Library field, enter smdirapi.

    If your custom library is not in the default Policy Server directory (Bin for Windows, lib for UNIX), you need to enter the full path to the library. For example, for a Policy Server on Windows, suppose that you built a DLL named MyLib.dll and placed it in D:\MyStuff. In the Library field, enter D:\MyStuff\MyLib.