The documentation doesn't seem to be very clear about the expected contents of files specified via ConfigFile in the inf files used for silent installs. For example, I want to change the aci on the VLV feature, so if I try this in a ConfigFile: dn: oid=2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9,cn=features,cn=config objectClass: top objectClass: directoryServerFeature oid: 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9 cn: VLV Request Control aci: (targetattr != "aci")(version 3.0; acl "VLV Request Control"; allow( read, search, compare, proxy ) userdn = "ldap:///anyone";) ...the server setup fails. I get this output: Error adding entry 'oid=2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9,cn=features,cn=config'. Error: No such object Error: Could not create directory server instance 'master1'. Exiting . . . If, instead, I use a format suitable for ldapmodify, like this: dn: oid=2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9,cn=features,cn=config changetype: modify replace: aci aci: (targetattr != "aci")(version 3.0; acl "VLV Request Control"; allow( read, search, compare, proxy ) userdn = "ldap:///anyone";) The server doesn't complain, but it appears to have no effect at all. What should the ConfigFile look like?