User Guide

Administration Basics 35
ConsoleOne User Guide
104-001316-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Modifying an Object’s Properties
1 Right-click the object > click Properties.
2 Edit the property pages you want.
Click Help for details on specific properties. See “Editing Object
Properties” on page 36 for general information on using property pages.
3 Click OK.
Modifying Multiple Objects Simultaneously
1 Select the objects using one of the following methods:
 In the right pane, Shift+click or Ctrl+click multiple objects of the
same type
 Click a group or template object to modify its members
 Click a container to modify the objects it contains
2 Click File > Properties of Multiple Objects.
3 If you selected a container in Step 1, in the dialog box double-click the
object type that you want to modify; otherwise, skip this step.
4 On the Objects to Modify page, make sure only the objects that you want
to modify are listed.
Add and delete objects as needed.
5 On the other property pages, specify the property values to set for all the
selected objects.
Click Help for details on specific properties.
IMPORTANT: See “Editing Object Properties” on page 36 for differences in how
property pages work when editing multiple objects.
6 Click OK.
Renaming an Object
1 Right-click the object > click Rename.
2 In New Name, enter the new name.
If it’s an eDirectory object, be sure to following proper naming
conventions. See Novell eDirectory Administration Guide > Naming
Conventions for details.