Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0, Administration Manual

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Chapter 9. Extending the Directory Schema
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b. To change the attribute's object identifier, enter a new one in the
Attribute OID (Optional)
text
box. OIDs are described in
Table 9.1, “Attributes Tab Reference”
.
c. To change the syntax that describes the data to be held by the attribute, choose a new one
from the
Syntax
drop-down menu. Available syntaxes are described in
Table 9.1, “Attributes
Tab Reference”
.
d. To make the attribute multi-valued, select the
Multi-Valued
checkbox. Multi-valued means that
the Directory Server allows more than one instance of the attribute per entry.
4. Click
OK
.
9.2.4. Deleting Attributes
Only user-defined attributes can be deleted. You cannot delete standard attributes. To delete an
attribute, do the following:
1. Display the
Attributes
tab.
This procedure is explained in
Section 9.2.4, “Deleting Attributes”
.
2. In the
User Defined Attributes
table, select the attribute, and click
Delete
.
3. If prompted, confirm the delete.
WARNING
The server immediately deletes the attribute. There is no undo.
9.3. Managing Object Classes
The Directory Server Console can manage and show the directory schema's object classes. You
can view all of the current object classes and create, edit, and delete object class extensions to the
schema. The following sections describe how to manage object classes:
•
Section 9.3.1, “Viewing Object Classes”
•
Section 9.3.2, “Creating Object Classes”
•
Section 9.3.3, “Editing Object Classes”
•
Section 9.3.4, “Deleting Object Classes”
For information on managing attributes, see
Section 9.2, “Managing Attributes”
.
9.3.1. Viewing Object Classes
To view information about all object classes that currently exist in the directory schema, do the
following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the
Configuration
tab.