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You can also click the All Records button, which is next to the Computers button, and
choose a record type from the pop-up menu at the top of the list. The pop-up menu
lists all standard record types that exist in the directory domain. You can also choose
Native from the pop-up menu and type the name of a native record type into the box
that appears below the pop-up menu. The list displays all records, including predefined
records, of the currently chosen record type.
Hiding the Directory Inspector
If the Inspector is visible in Workgroup Manager, you can hide it by changing an option
in Workgroup Manager Preferences.
To hide the Inspector:
1 Open Workgroup Manager and choose Workgroup Manager > Preferences.
2 Deselect “Show ‘All Records’ tab and inspector” and click OK.
Changing a User’s Short Name
You can use the Inspector in Workgroup Manager to change a user’s short name or
short names, including a user’s first short name.
Important: Changing a user’s first short name can have unexpected and undesirable
consequences. Other services use each user’s first short name as a unique and
persistent identifier. For example, changing a user’s first short name does not rename
the user’s home directory. The user has the same home directory (even though its
name doesn’t match the user’s new first short name) unless the user happens to access
his or her home directory through a group membership. Changing a user’s first short
name effectively revokes all group memberships, because each group’s membership is
stored as a list of members’ first short names.
To change the short name of a user account:
1 Open Workgroup Manager and make the Inspector visible if it is hidden.
2 Click the Accounts button, then click the Users button.
3 Open the directory domain that contains the user account whose short name you want
to change, and authenticate as an administrator of the domain.
To open a directory domain, click the small globe icon above the list of users and
choose from the pop-up menu.
4 Select the account whose short name you want to change, then click Inspector (on the
right).
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