Naming an Entry

For example, we will add an entry for the person John Smith, working in an organization called XYZ based in the United States. You must have write permission for the parent to which you want to add an entry. See "Logging In" for information.

1. Specify the parent of the entry:

   1. Type the Distinguished Name (DN) of the Entry's parent in the Parent text field.

      For the example, the DN for the entry's parent is o=XYZ,c=US.

   2. Alternatively, click once on the parent in the browser window to select it, and click the Get from Browser button.

      The Distinguished Name of the selected entry is imported to the Parent text field.

2. Select the naming attribute from the option button.

   Options depend on the directory schema. For the example, the naming attribute is cn, which stands for common name.

3. Type the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of the entry in the Entry Name text field.

   For the example the RDN is cn=John Smith.

4. When you are satisfied with the entry name and parent, click the Next Step button to select object classes.

   The Select Objectclasses panel is displayed. The DN of the new entry is also displayed. For the example the DN is cn=John Smith,o=XYZ,c=US.