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

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Inactivating Users and Roles
274 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • August 2002
For more information about running the
ns-inactivate.pl
script, refer to
Netscape Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
Activating User and Roles Using the Console
The following procedure describes activating a user or a role using the console:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
Browse the navigation tree in the left navigation pane and double-click the user
or role you want to activate.
The Edit Entry dialog box appears.
You can also select Activate from the Object menu as a short cut.
3.
Click Account in the left pane. The right pane states that the role or user is
activated. Click Activate to activate the user or role.
4.
If the user or role is a member of another inactivated role, the console displays
an option for viewing the inactivated roles. Click Show Inactivated Roles to
view the list of roles to which the user or role belongs.
5.
Click OK when you are finished.
Once reactivated, you can view the state of the object by selecting Inactivation
State from the View menu. The icon of the role or user in the right pane of the
console appears as normal. The red slash through the icon indicating it was
inactive disappears.
Option Name Description
-D
The DN of the directory administrator.
-w
The password of the directory administrator.
-p
Port used by the server.
-h
Name of the server on which the directory resides
-I
DN of the user account or role you want to inactivate.