User Guide

Administration Basics 39
ConsoleOne User Guide
104-001316-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Below are procedures to create common container types and aliases. For
information on creating container types for specific applications, see the
documentation for those applications. For general eDirectory tree design
considerations, see Novell eDirectory Administration Guide > Designing Your
Novell eDirectory Network.
In This Section
 “Creating an Organization Object” on page 39
 “Creating an Organizational Unit Object” on page 39
 “Creating a Locality Object” on page 40
 “Creating a Country Object” on page 40
 “Creating an Alias to an Object” on page 41
Creating an Organization Object
1 Right-click the tree, country, locality, or domain object that you want to
create the organization object in > click New > click Object.
2 Under Class, select Organization > click OK.
3 In Name, enter a name up to 64 characters long.
Make sure to follow proper naming conventions. See Novell eDirectory
Administration Guide > Designing Your Novell eDirectory Network for
details.
Example: XYZ_CORP
4 If you want to assign additional property values as part of the creation
process for the container, select Define Additional Properties.
For example, you might want to create a login script or set up intruder
detection for the container.
5 Click OK.
Creating an Organizational Unit Object
1 Right-click the organization, organizational unit, locality, or domain
object that you want to create the new organizational unit object in > click
New > click Organizational Unit.