Editing Object Classes - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

10. To remove an attribute belonging to the object class, highlight the attribute in the Required
Attributes list or the Allowed Attributes list, and then click the Remove button.
NOTE
Attributes that are inherited from the parent object classes cannot be removed,
regardless of whether they are allowed or required.
11. Click OK to save the new object class.

9.3.3. Editing Object Classes

Only user-defined object classes can be edited. You cannot edit a standard object class. To edit a
user-defined object class in the Directory Server Console, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. In the navigation tree, select the Schema folder, and then select the Object Classes tab in the
right pane.
3. Select the object class to edit from the Object Classes list, and click Edit.
The Edit Object Class dialog box opens.
a. To change the name of the object class, enter the new name in the Name text box.
b. To change the object identifier for the object class, enter the new OID in the OID (Optional)
text box. OIDs are described in
c. To change the parent object for the object class, select the new parent from the Parent pull-
down menu.
d. To add an attribute that must be present in entries that use the new object class, highlight
the attribute in the Available Attributes list, and then click the Add button to the left of the
Required Attributes box.
Both standard attributes and user-defined attributes are allowed for the object class. Creating
custom attributes is described in
e. To add an attribute that may be present in entries that use the new object class, highlight
the attribute in the Available Attributes list, and then click the Add button to the left of the
Allowed Attributes box.
To remove an attribute from the object class, highlight the attribute in the Required Attributes
f.
list or the Allowed Attributes list, and then click the Remove button.
NOTE
Inherited attributes cannot be removed, regardless of whether they are required or
allowed.
4. Click OK.
Table 9.2, "Object Classes Tab
Section 9.2.2, "Creating
Editing Object Classes
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