Changing Messaging Server FQHN

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How do I change the fully qualified host name for an installed Messaging Server host?

This can be done with care and attention to detail. There are places where the Messaging Server host name gets embedded and stored in the LDAP directory server.

Things to get you started:

• Use the configutil command to get the names of the variables that hold the FQHN of the Messaging Server.
• The MTA will have the FQHN inside its imta.cnf file. Changing these is optional as long as the old host name remains valid.
• See this document: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-7603/6n9hnvfm2?a=view

where there is a description of the work involved in moving the Messaging Server configuration out of Directory Server.

Knowing where the information is stored is something to build on whereby you can extract information and then massage it to fit your needs. The LDAP information about the Messaging Server configuration settings is stored under the variable local.ldapsiedn. See the document mentioned above.

What to Change First Change the values of the configutil variables that are related to the old FQHN except for the local.ldapsiedn. Use an ldapsearch to extract the data and then load this into the new [or renamed] LDAP server.