Managing Static Groups; Adding A New Static Group - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Using Groups

Managing Static Groups

Static groups allow you to group entries by specifying the same group value in
the DN attribute of any number of users. This section includes the following
procedures for creating and modifying static groups:
•

Adding a New Static Group

• Modifying a Static Group
NOTE
Adding a New Static Group
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
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In the left pane, right-click the entry under which you want to add a new
2.
group, and select New > Group.
You can also go to the Object menu and select New > Group.
Click General in the left pane. Type a name for your new group in the "Group
3.
Name" field.
The group name is required.
Enter a description of the new group in the "Description" field.
4.
Click Members in the left pane. In the right pane, select the Static Group tab.
5.
Click Add to add new members to the group.
The standard "Search users and groups" dialog box appears.
In the Search drop-down list, select what sort of entries to search for (users,
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groups, or both) then click Search. Select one of the entries returned, and click
OK.
Click Languages in the left pane to add language-specific information for
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your group.
Click OK to create your new group. It appears in the right pane.
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If you have a user that is remote from the definition of the static
group, then you can use the Referential Integrity Plug-in to ensure
that deleted user entries are automatically deleted from the static
group.
For more information about using referential integrity with
chaining, refer to "Configuring the Chaining Policy," on page 103.