Chapter 5 Advanced Entry Management; Using Groups - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

You can group the entries contained within your directory to simplify the
management of user accounts. Red Hat Directory Server (Directory Server)
supports a variety of methods for grouping entries and sharing attributes between
entries.
This chapter describes the following grouping mechanisms and their procedures:
• Using Groups (page 167)
• Using Roles (page 170)
• Assigning Class of Service (page 182)
To take full advantage of the features offered by roles and class of service,
determine your directory topology in the planning phase of your directory
deployment. Refer to the Red Hat Directory Server Deployment Guide for more
information.

Using Groups

Groups are a mechanism for associating entries for ease of administration. This
mechanism was provided with previous versions of Directory Server and should
be used primarily for compatibility with older versions of the server.
The following sections describe managing static and dynamic groups. For a
conceptual overview of groups, refer to the Red Hat Directory Server Deployment
Guide. For more information about administering groups, refer to Managing Servers
with Red Hat Console.
Advanced Entry Management
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