Adobe Reader 8

Import and export directory server settings

Administrators and users can export directory settings as a Form Data Format (FDF) file, and use that file to configure the directory server on another computer. As you export the file, you can choose to send it as a signed email attachment.

Export directory server settings

  1. Choose Document > Security Settings.
  2. Select Directory Servers on the left, and select a server on the right This option isn’t available for UNIX.
  3. Click Export.
  4. Select a destination, and click Next.
  5. If you need to verify the information in the FDF file, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next.
  6. Do one of the following:

    • If you’re saving the file, specify a name and location for it, and click Save.

    • If you’re sending the file as an email attachment, type an email address in the To box, click Next, and then click Finish.

Import directory server settings

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Double-click the FDF file.

    • Choose Document > Security Settings, select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import. Select the FDF file, and click Open. This option isn’t available for UNIX.

  2. If the FDF file is signed, right-click/Control-click the signature and choose options to validate the signature or view signature properties.
  3. Click Import Search Directory Settings.
  4. Click OK if prompted to confirm your choice, and then click Close.

    The directory server appears in the Security Settings dialog box.