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4. Choose the suffix corresponding to the entry to create.
The
New Object
window opens.
5. In the
New Object
window, select the object class corresponding to the new entry.
The object class you select must contain the attribute you used to name the suffix. For example,
if you are creating the entry corresponding to the suffix
ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
, then
you can choose the
organizationalUnit
object class or another object class that allows the
ou
attribute.
6. Click
OK
in the New Object window.
The
Property Editor
for the new entry opens. You can either accept the current values by clicking
OK
or modify the entry, as explained in
Section 2.1.3, “Modifying Directory Entries”
.
2.1.2. Creating Directory Entries
Directory Server Console offers several predefined templates for creating directory entries. Templates
are available for the following types of entries:
• User
• Group
• Organizational Unit
• Role
• Class of Service
Table 2.1, “Entry Templates and Corresponding Object Classes”
shows what type of object class is
used for each template.
Template
Object Class
User
inetOrgPerson
Group
groupOfUniqueNames
Organizational Unit
organizationalUnit
Role
nsRoleDefinition
Class of Service
cosSuperDefinition
Table 2.1. Entry Templates and Corresponding Object Classes
These templates contain fields representing all the mandatory attributes and some of the commonly
used optional attributes. To create an entry using one of these templates, refer to
Section 2.1.2.1,
“Creating an Entry Using a Predefined Template”
. To create any other type of entry, refer to
Section 2.1.2.2, “Creating Other Types of Entries”
.
2.1.2.1. Creating an Entry Using a Predefined Template
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the
Directory
tab.
For information on starting the Directory Server Console, see
Section 1.4, “Starting the Directory
Server Console”
.
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