Creating Directory Entries; Directory And Administrative Users - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - USING CONSOLE 4-28-2008 Using Instruction

• User Directory Host. The fully qualified hostname for the Directory Server instance.
• User Directory Port and Secure Connection. The port number for the connection and whether
this is an SSL (LDAPS).
• User Directory Subtree. The DN of the subtree to search in the directory; for example,
dc=example,dc=com for the base DN or ou=Marketing, dc=example,dc=com for a
subtree.
• Bind DN and Bind Password. The credentials to use to authenticate to the directory.
4. Click OK.

4.2. Creating Directory Entries

The Red Hat Console can be used to add, edit, and delete users, groups, and organization units in the
Users and Groups tab. The different kinds of entries and options for creating entries is explained in
more detail in the Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

4.2.1. Directory and Administrative Users

NOTE
A user can be added to the Directory Server user database through the Console or a user
can be added as an Administration Server administrator. The process is almost identical,
with two exceptions:
• A Directory Server user is added by clicking the Create button, then the Users option,
while an administrator is created by selecting the Administrator option.
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