Creating The Cos Template Entry - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Assigning Class of Service
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Creating the CoS Template Entry

If you created a pointer CoS or a classic CoS, you need to create a template entry,
according to the template DN you set when you created the class of service.
Although you can place the template entries anywhere in the directory as long as
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entries under the CoS itself.
For a pointer CoS, make sure that this entry reflects the exact DN you gave when
you created the CoS. For a classic CoS, the template DN should be recursive,
pointing back to the CoS entry itself as the base suffix for the template.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
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Browse the tree in the left navigation pane, and select the parent entry that
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contains your class of service.
The CoS appears in the right pane with other entries.
Right-click on the CoS and select "New>Other."
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Select
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By its DN. If you choose to have the template entry identified by only its
DN (a pointer CoS), enter the DN of the template in the "Template DN"
field. Click Browse to locate the DN on your local server. This will be an
exact DN; e.g.,
cn=CoS template,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
Using the value of one of the target entry's attribute. If you choose to
have the template entry identified by the value of one of the target entry's
attributes (an indirect CoS), enter the attribute name in the "Attribute
Name" field. Click Change to select a different attribute from the list of
available attributes.
Using both its DN and the value of one of the target entry's attributes.
If you choose to have the template entry identified by both its DN and the
value of one of the target entry's attributes (a classic CoS), enter both a
template DN and an attribute name. The template DN in a classic CoS is
more general than for a pointer CoS; set the suffix or subsuffix where you
will place the template entries (there can be more than one template).
attribute reflects that DN, it is best to place the template
from the list of object classes.
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