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Passphrase Utility

In a multi-instance deployment, all Directory Manager servers must use the same passphrase. Use the passphrase utility, directory-manager-passphrase-utility.exe, to export the passphrase from the primary server and import it on each secondary server.

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Export the Passphrase​

Step 1 – On the primary Directory Manager server, open a command prompt as an administrator.

Step 2 – Run the following command:

.\directory-manager-passphrase-utility.exe export -o "<path_to_file>"
  • -o – The path of the file to create.

The utility creates the file and displays a password. Save this password, because you need it to import the file.

Step 3 – Copy the file to each secondary server.

Import the Passphrase​

Step 1 – On the secondary Directory Manager server, open a command prompt as an administrator.

Step 2 – Run the following command:

.\directory-manager-passphrase-utility.exe import -i "<path_to_file>" -p "<password>"
  • -i – The path of the exported file.
  • -p – The password that the export displayed.

Repeat these steps on every secondary server.

For the other secrets that all servers in a multi-instance deployment share, see the Signing Key Utility and Security Utility topics.