Netscape NETSCAPE CONSOLE 6.0 - MANAGING SERVERS, Manual

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Creating New Directory Entries
Chapter 5 User and Group Administration 89
Choosing a Different Directory to Search
When you use the Users and Groups Search function, the URL for the default user
directory appears above the text entry box (see Figure 5-1). Initially, all searches are
performed in this user directory. If you need to search a different user directory,
you can choose one other than the default.
To Change the Directory to Search
1.
In Netscape Console, click the “Users and Groups” tab.
2.
From the User menu, choose Change Directory.
3.
In the Change Directory dialog box, provide user directory information:
User Directory Host. Enter the fully qualified host name where the user
directory is installed.
User Directory Port. Enter the port number used to connect to the user
directory.
Secure Connection. Check this box if the port number entered above is for use
with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Make sure that the port is
configured to support SSL before selecting this option.
User Directory Subtree. Enter the DN of the user directory subtree to search
in. For example, to search all user entries in your organization, you might enter
o=example.com
. To search within the sales force, you might enter
ou=sales,
o=example.com
.
Bind DN. Enter the distinguished name of a user authorized to search entries
in the user directory.
Bind Password.
Enter the password for the user specified by the Bind DN.
4.
Click OK.
Creating New Directory Entries
From the Netscape Console “Users and Groups” tab, you can add or modify a user,
group, or organizational unit.
You can also perform these directory operations from the command line. For
detailed information, see the
Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide .