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> # Options of the New Suffix or Subsuffix Dialog

> The options for suffix or subsuffix creation allow you to specify the location of the corresponding database files and to initialize the suffix configuration.

> ## Database Information

> Use these options to specify the database name and location. By default, database files are stored in the following location:

> serverRoot/slapd-serverID/db/suffixDBname

> where suffixDBname is symbolic database name for the suffix, often the value of the first naming attribute in the suffix DN.

> Name. To specify a different name for the database, click the "Use custom" radio button and enter a name in the text field. Database names may only contain ASCII (7-bit) alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_), because the database name is also the directory name.

> Path. To specify a different location for the database directory, enter a path on the server machine, or click Browse to find a directory. The new path must be accessible by the directory server application.

> ## Suffix Configuration

> To initialize your new suffix or subsuffix configuration, you may clone all or part of the configuration of an existing suffix. You may clone the index configuration or the replication configuration, or both configurations of a single, existing suffix. For example, you may want to replicate your new suffix in the same way as an existing suffix that is a supplier replica.

> Clone suffix configuration. Select this checkbox to clone the configuration specified by the following fields. When this option is not selected, the new suffix will be created with the default system indexes, no encrypted attributes, and no replication configured.

> Choose the suffix from where you want to clone. Use the drop-down list to select an existing suffix whose configuration you wish to clone.

> Clone index configuration. When this checkbox is selected, your suffix will have the same index configuration as the cloned suffix. Deselect this checkbox to use the default index configuration.

> Clone attribute encryption configuration. When this checkbox is selected, your new suffix will encrypt the same list of attributes as the cloned suffix.

> Clone replication configuration. When this checkbox is selected, your suffix will have the same replica configuration as the cloned suffix, including the same replication agreements. Deselect this checkbox if you do not want the same replication configuration in your new suffix.

> ## See Also

> "Creating and Maintaining Suffixes" in Chapter 3 of the Sun Java System Directory Server Administration Guide.

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