Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. Create a new database, as explained in Section 2, “Creating and Maintaining Databases”.
3. In the Directory tab, right-click the top object representing the Directory Server, and choose
New Root Object.
The secondary menu under New Root Object displays a list of suffixes that do not have a
corresponding entry.
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 1.3, “Modifying Directory Entries”.
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
Chapter 2. Creating Directory Entries
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