Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1, Administrator'S Manual

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Managing Object Classes
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5.
To change the syntax that describes the data to be held by the attribute, choose
a new one from the Syntax drop-down menu.
6.
Available syntaxes are described in Table 9-1, on page 376.
7.
To make the attribute multi-valued, select the Multi-Valued checkbox.
The Directory Server allows more than one instance of a multi-valued attribute
per entry.
8.
When you have finished editing the attribute, click OK.
Deleting Attributes
You can only delete attributes that you have created. You cannot delete standard
attributes.
To delete an attribute:
1.
Display the Attributes tab.
This procedure is explained in “Viewing Attributes,” on page 376.
2.
In the User Defined Attributes table, select the attribute, and click Delete.
3.
If prompted, confirm the delete.
The server immediately deletes the attribute. There is no undo.
Managing Object Classes
You can use Directory Server Console to manage your schema’s object classes.
Through the Console, you can view all of your schema’s object classes and create,
edit, and delete your object class extensions to the schema. The following sections
describe how to manage object classes:
• Viewing Object Classes
• Creating Object Classes
• Editing Object Classes
• Deleting Object Classes
For information on managing attributes, see “Managing Attributes,” on page 376.