Creating container objects using Netware Administrator or NETADMIN

The first time the network supervisor logs in, the User object ADMIN must be used. This is the only object after installation that has rights to create and manage objects.

Before you can log in, you must first install a single workstation and run either NetWare Administrator or NETADMIN to start creating objects on your network.

Creating container objects using NetWare Administrator

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A 386 or later workstation and NetWare Administrator

• The Create object right to the container that will contain the new container object

1. From the Windows Program Manager or the OS/2 desktop, click on the ``NetWare Administrator'' icon.

2. Select the object that will contain the new container object.

   For information on moving around in the browser and choosing objects, press <F1>.

3. Choose Create from the Object menu.

4. From the ``New Object'' dialog box, select the new container object class that you want.

   If the container object class you want to create does not appear under ``New Object'', you cannot create that object in the selected container. Choose Cancel to return to the browser; then select a different container type.

5. Choose OK.

   The ``Create Object'' dialog box appears.

6. Type a name for the object in the box provided.

7. (Optional) Select ``Define Additional Properties''.

   Select this option if you want to use the same default information in the new container as was present in the parent container. This default information is used whenever you create a new user.

   The user default information for each container is stored in a User object named USER_TEMPLATE.

8. (Optional) Select ``Define User Defaults''.

   Select this option if you want to use the same default information in the new container as was present in the parent container. This default information is used whenever you create a new user.

   The user default information for each container is stored in a User object named USER_TEMPLATE.

9. Choose ``Create''.

10. (Optional) Choose ``Yes'' if you want user template properties to be inherited from the parent container, or ``No'' if you want to define a new user template.

11. (Optional) Add information to the object dialog pages.

    If you chose ``Define Additional Properties'', add the information now. Press <F1> for help.

12. Choose OK to save the properties you have just entered in the dialog pages.

Creating container objects using NETADMIN

The following list describes the prerequisites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 and NETADMIN

• The Create object right to the object that will contain the new container object

1. At the DOS prompt, type

   NETADMIN
   

   For information on moving around in NETADMIN and selecting objects, press <F1> after starting the utility.

2. From the NetAdmin Options menu, choose Manage Objects.

3. Select the container object that will contain the new container object.

   The objects in the selected container are listed.

   To see if you are in the right context, look at the title bar on the screen. Press <F1> for help.

4. Press <Ins>.

5. From the ``Select an Object Class'' screen, choose the container object class you want to create.

   If the container object class you want to create does not appear, you cannot create that object in the selected container. Press <Esc> to return to the browser; then choose a different container type.

6. Type the new container object name.

7. Enter a Mailbox Location and press <Enter>.

   If you are creating a Country object, you are not prompted to define a Mailbox Location or create a user template.

8. If you want to create a user template to be applied to new User objects created in this container, type ``Y'' and press <Enter>. If you do not want to create a user template, type ``N'' and press <Enter>.

   The user template is a User object named USER_TEMPLATE.

   A user template contains default information you can apply to users you create to give them default property values.

9. Press <F10> to save the information.

10. If you want to create another container object, choose ``Yes''. If you do not, choose ``No'' and press <Enter>.

    If you choose ``Yes'', you are prompted to type the new container object name. Repeat Step 6 through 9, and then continue with Step 11.

    If you choose ``No'', then after a short delay the container object is displayed in the Directory tree. Continue with Step 11.

11. To edit this object, press <F10>.

    A menu appears from which you can choose to view or edit properties of this object and make trustee assignments to this object and to files and directories.

12. Choose an option from the Actions menu and add any necessary information.

13. To exit, press <Esc> until you return to the NetAdmin Options menu.