Editing entries

ou can modify existing entries in the directory using the Directory Server interface. You modify an entry by searching for the entry, viewing it, and then clicking on the edit button.

If you have not authenticated before you attempt to edit an entry, or if your authentication has expired, the Directory Server will prompt you to authenticate before you can continue.

You can edit:

Editing people

You can edit a person's entry by:

  1. Searching for the entry
  2. Viewing the entry
  3. Clicking on the Edit Person button
You must be properly authenticated in order to edit an entry. When you edit an entry, the Directory Server will automatically prompt you to authenticate if you are not already authenticated.

To edit the person's fields, simply type in the value you desire for each field. When you are done editing the fields, click Save Changes.

From this window you can also:

To cancel and leave the fields unchanged, close the browser window in which you are making the changes.

Field description

You must supply values for the required fields. The required fields for a person are:

You may provide values for the optional fields now, or edit them later. The optional fields for a person are:

First Name

     Phone

     E-Mail Address

Fax

     User ID

     Pager

Mobile Phone

     Business Category

     Title

Organizational Unit

     Manager

     Room Number

Admin

     Dept#

     Emp#

Car License#

     Mailing Address

     Description

See Also

     URL

    

Editing groups

You can edit a group by:

  1. Searching for the entry
  2. Viewing the entry
  3. Clicking on the Edit Group button
You must be properly authenticated in order to edit an entry. When you edit an entry the Directory Server will automatically prompt you to authenticate if you are not already authenticated.

To edit the group's fields, simply type in the value you desire for each field. When you are done editing the fields, click Save Changes.

From this window you can also:

To cancel the changes and leave the fields unchanged, close the browser window in which you are making the changes.

Field description

You must supply values for the required fields. The required field for a group is:

You may provide values for the optional fields now, or edit them later. The optional fields for a group are:

Description

     Owner

     See Also

Group Members

    

    

Editing organizational units

You can edit an organizational unit by:

  1. Searching for the entry
  2. Viewing the entry
  3. Clicking on the Edit Organizational Unit button
You must be properly authenticated in order to edit an entry. When you edit an entry, the Directory Server will automatically prompt you to authenticate if you are not already authenticated.

To edit the organizational unit's fields, simply type in the value you desire for each field. When you are done editing the fields, click Save Changes.

From this window you can also:

To cancel and leave the fields unchanged, close the browser window in which you are making the changes.

Field description

You must supply values for the required fields. The required field for an organizational unit is:

You may provide values for the optional fields now, or edit them later. The optional fields for an organizational unit are:

Description

     Phone

     Business Category

Fax

     Location

     Mailing Address

See Also

    

    

Editing organizations

You can edit an organization by:

  1. Searching for the entry
  2. Viewing the entry
  3. Clicking on the Edit Organization button
You must be properly authenticated in order to edit an entry. When you edit an entry the Directory Server will automatically prompt you to authenticate if you are not already authenticated.

To edit the organization's fields, simply type in the value you desire for each field. When you are done editing the fields, click Save Changes.

From this window you can also:

To cancel and leave the fields unchanged, close the browser window in which you are making the changes.

Note
You can only edit organizational units in the directory. You can not edit the top level organization entry (for example, you can not edit o=Ace Industry).

Field description

You must supply values for the required fields. The required field for an organization is:

You may provide values for the optional fields now, or edit them later. The optional fields for an organization are:

Description

     Phone

     Business Category

Fax

     Location

     Mailing Address

See Also

    

    

Renaming entries

You can rename an entry by:

  1. Viewing the entry.
  2. Clicking on the edit button.
  3. Clicking on the rename button.
  4. Enter the new entry name.
Note the following rules about renaming an entry:

Deleting entries

You can delete an entry by:

  1. Viewing the entry.
  2. Clicking on the edit button.
  3. Clicking on the delete button.
Note that you can not delete an entry if it has any child entries. Specifically, you can not delete an organizational unit if it has any entries below it in the tree. To delete a branch point in the directory tree, you must first delete everything below that point in the tree, and then delete the entry.

Changing passwords

In the Directory Server interface, you can change your own password. You can also change another person's password if you are the directory manager or an unrestricted user with write privileges to the password attribute.

You can change a person's password by:

  1. Viewing the entry.
  2. Clicking on the edit button.
  3. Clicking on the Change Password button.
If you are changing your own password, you must enter the old password in order for the change command to succeed. (If you are authenticated as anyone besides the current entry, you will not be prompted to enter the old password.)