Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Using Roles
170 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • August 2002
To create and add members to a nested role:
1.
Follow steps 1-5 of “Creating a Managed Role,” on page 168.
2.
Click Members in the left pane.
A search dialog box appears briefly.
3.
In the right pane, select Nested Role.
4.
Click Add to add roles to the list.The members of the nested role are members
of other existing roles.
The Role Selector dialog box appears.
5.
Select a role from the “Available roles” list and click OK.
6.
Click OK.
The new role appears in the right pane.
Viewing and Editing an Entry’s Roles
To view or edit a role associated with an entry from the console:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
In the left navigation pane, browse the tree and select the entry for which you
want to view or edit a role.
3.
Select Set Roles from the Object menu.
The Roles dialog box displays.
4.
Select the Managed Roles tab to display the managed roles to which this entry
belongs.
To add a new managed role, click Add and select an available role from the
Role Selector window. Click OK.
To remove a managed role, select it and click Remove.
To edit a managed role associated with an entry, click Edit. The Edit Entry
dialog box displays. Make any changes to the general information or members
and click OK.
5.
Select the Other Roles tab to view the filtered or nested roles this entry belongs
to.
Click Edit to make changes to any filtered or nested roles associated with the
entry. Click OK to save your changes.