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

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Using Roles
Chapter 5 Advanced Entry Management 171
6.
Click OK once you have finished modifying the roles to save your changes.
Modifying a Role Entry
To edit an existing role:
1.
On the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
Browse the navigation tree in the left pane to locate the base DN for your role.
Roles appear in the right pane with other entries.
3.
Double-click the role.
The Edit Entry dialog box appears.
4.
Click General in the left pane to change the role name and description.
5.
Click Members in the left pane to change the members of managed and nested
roles or to change the filter of a filtered role.
6.
Click OK to save your changes.
Making a Role Inactive
You can temporarily disable the members of a role by inactivating the role to which
they belong. Inactivating a role inactivates the entries possessed by the role and not
the role itself.
To temporarily disable the members of a role:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
Browse the navigation tree in the left pane to locate the base DN for your role.
Roles appear in the right pane with other entries.
3.
Select the role. Select Inactivate from the Object menu.
You can also right-click the role and select Inactivate from the menu.
The role is inactivated.
To see the inactivated entries, select Inactivation State from the View menu. A
red slash through the role icon indicates that the role has been inactivated.
Reactivating a Role
To reactivate a disabled role:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.