Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0, Administration Manual

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Chapter 5. Managing Entries with Roles, Classes of Service, and Views
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3. Select
Set Roles
from the
Object
menu.
The
Roles
dialog box opens.
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 opens.
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 to which this entry belongs.
Click
Edit
to make changes to any filtered or nested roles associated with the entry. Click
OK
.
6. Click
OK
to save the changes.
5.1.2.5. Modifying a Role Entry
To edit an existing role, do the following:
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 the role. Roles are listed 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 the changes.
5.1.2.6. Making a Role Inactive
Members of a role can be temporarily disabled by inactivating the role to which they belong.
Inactivating a role inactivates the entries possessed by the role, not the role itself.
To temporarily disable the members of a role, do the following:
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 the role. Roles appear in the
right pane with other entries.
3. Select the role. Select Inactivate from the
Object
menu.
Alternatively, right-click the role and select Inactivate from the menu.
The role is inactivated.