Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

of service.
The CoS appears in the right pane with other entries.
3. Right-click the CoS, and select Delete. A dialog box appears to confirm the deletion. Click
Yes.
2.3. Managing CoS from the Command-Line
Because all configuration information and template data is stored as entries in the directory,
standard LDAP tools can be used for CoS configuration and management. This section
contains the following topics:
• Section 2.3.1, “Creating the CoS Definition Entry from the Command-Line”
• Section 2.3.2, “Creating the CoS Template Entry from the Command-Line”
• Section 2.3.3, “Example of a Pointer CoS”
• Section 2.3.4, “Example of an Indirect CoS”
• Section 2.3.5, “Example of a Classic CoS”
2.3.1. Creating the CoS Definition Entry from the Command-Line
Each type of CoS requires a particular object class to be specified in the definition entry. All CoS
definition object classes inherit from the LDAPsubentry object class and the
cosSuperDefinition object class. Table 5.2, “CoS Definition Entry Object Classes” lists the
object classes associated with each type of CoS definition entry.
CoS Type Object Classes Description
Pointer CoS cosPointerDefinition Identifies the template entry
associated with the CoS
definition using the template
entry's DN value. The DN of
the template entry is specified
in the cosTemplateDn
attribute.
Indirect CoS cosIndirectDefinition Identifies the template entry
using the value of one of the
target entry's attributes. The
attribute of the target entry is
specified in the
cosIndirectSpecifier
attribute.
Classic CoS cosClassicDefinition Identifies the template entry
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