Renaming objects using NETADMIN

The following list describes the prerequesites:

• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and NETADMIN

• The Rename object right to the object that you want to rename

1. At the DOS prompt, type

   NETADMIN
   

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

2. Choose Manage Objects from the NetAdmin Options menu.

   Your current context appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

3. Select the object that you want to rename.

   • If the object appears on the list, select it and press <F10>.

   • If the object is not on the list, browse the Directory tree by selecting container objects and pressing <Enter> until you see the object you want. Select it and press <F10>.

4. Choose ``Rename''.

5. In the ``New Name'' field, enter a new name for the object.

6. Choose ``Yes'' to save the old name; choose ``No'' to discard the old name.

   Choose ``Yes'' if you want the old name saved as a value in the ``Other Names'' field of the ``Details'' screen.

   If you save the old name, users who do not know the objects's new name can search for the object under the old name.

7. To save your changes, press <F10>.

8. To confirm that you want to save the new name, choose ``Yes''.

9. (Optional) To create an alias in place of the renamed container, choose ``Yes''.

   If you do not create an alias, users who are unaware that the container has been renamed cannot easily find the object in the Directory tree. Also, users whose name context in their NET.CFG file references the renamed container might be unable to log in.

10. Press <Esc> until you return to the NetAdmin Options menu.

    If you renamed a container object, you should use the NCUPDATE utility to update the name context of users in the renamed container. See ``NCUPDATE'' for details.