Sun Directory Services 3.1 Administration Guide

To Create a New Object Class

  1. From the Admin Console main window, choose Class/Attribute from the Create menu.

    The Create Object Class window is displayed.

  2. Specify:

    • The name of the new object class

    • The object identifier for the object class (optional)

    • The superior object class, from which this object class will inherit attributes

  3. Specify the mandatory and optional attributes you want to include in this class:

    1. Select or create the attributes you want to include in the object class.

    2. Select the mode of the attributes (Mandatory or Optional) from the pop-up menu.

    3. Click Add to add the attributes to the object class definition.

  4. Click OK to save the modified object class definition.

    This change will take effect when you restart the dsservd daemon. Figure 8-1 shows a new object class plumber, with the atttributes you would need to contact a plumber.

    Figure 8-1 Create Object Class Window

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