NETADMIN

Manage NetWare Directory Services (NDS) objects and properties.

Synopsis

NETADMIN

Description

Use NETADMIN at a workstation to manage NetWare Directory Services (NDS) objects and properties. NETADMIN allows you to view, create, move, delete, and assign rights to any NDS objects under your jurisdiction.

Usage

The Browse screen

The browse screen allows you to navigate the directory tree, change your context, and view objects in the tree.

• To browse up the directory tree to the parent container, choose ``.. (parent)''.

• To view or edit the properties of the current container object, select ``. (current)'' and press <F10>.

• To browse down the Directory tree, choose objects with a plus (+) in front of them.

• When you choose a container object, you can see the objects in that container.

• To view or modify an object's properties, press <F10> on the object.

Managing object properties

All objects have properties that define them. Some properties are mandatory, and must have values before the object can be created. Mandatory properties are listed on the screen where you create a new object.

Other properties are optional and help define the object or help in searches on the object.

Assigning rights

After you select an object in NETADMIN, you can view or change access rights in two ways:

• You can change that object's rights to files on a volume.

• You can change who has rights to view or change the properties of that object.

Rights to files and directories

After you select a Volume object and path on that volume, all of this object's trustee assignments in that directory are listed, and you can change the rights granted or add or remove other trustee assignments.

You must have the Access Control right to a file or directory to change an object's rights to it. Press <F1> for procedures to perform these tasks.

Rights to objects

If you select View or Edit the Trustees of this Object, and then select Trustees, a screen appears listing trustee assignments that grant rights to access this object and its properties.

You can change the rights that any trustee has to this object, or add and delete trustee assignments from the list. You can also view or change the Inherited Rights Filter of the object, if you have sufficient rights.

User templates

If you need to create many users in the same area who need some of the same information in their properties, you can create a user template.

The user template is an object that contains default information that you can apply to new users when you create them. This makes creating a large number of users easier to manage.

You can create a user template in any Organization or Organizational Unit. When you create an Organization or Organizational Unit, you are asked whether you want to create a user template.

Examples

Take the following steps to create objects:

1. ``Manage Objects''; browse the directory tree and select the container object where the new object will be located.

2. Press <Ins> and select the object type.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.

1. ``Manage objects''; highlight the user object and press <F10>.

2. Select View or Edit Properties of this Object; select Account Restrictions; then select Password Restrictions from the menu.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.

1. ``Manage Objects''; highlight the object and press <F10>.

2. Select View or Edit this Object's Rights to Files and Directories.

3. Press <F1> for help from here

1. ``Manage Objects''; highlight the object and press <F10>.

2. Select View or Edit Trustees of this Object.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.

1. ``Manage Objects''; highlight the object whose properties you want to modify and press <F10>.

2. Select View or Edit Properties of this Object; select the property to modify, such as ``Groups'', ``Login script'', ``Account restrictions'', and so forth, from the menu.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.

1. ``Manage Objects''; highlight the object you want to move and press <F10>.

2. Select Move from the menu.

3. Press <F1> for help from here.