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Administering Rights


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Assigning Rights Explicitly

Task In Novell iManager

Controlling access to eDirectory, by resource

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > Modify Trustees > specify the eDirectory resource (object) that you want to control access to > click OK.

Controlling access to eDirectory, by trustee

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > Rights to Other Objects > specify the name of the trustee (the object that possesses, or will possess, the rights) and the context to search from > click OK.


Granting Equivalence

Task In Novell iManager

Granting security equivalence by membership

Click Roles and Tasks button > Group Management > Modify Group > specify the name and context of the Group object you want the users to be security equivalent to > click OK > Members.

Granting security equivalence explicitly to a User object

Click Roles and Tasks button > User Management > Modify User > specify a username and context > click OK > Security > Security Equal To.

Granting security equivalence explicitly to an object that you want a user to be security equivalent to

Click Roles and Tasks button > eDirectory Administration > Modify Object > specify the name and context of the object that you want the user to be security equivalent to > click OK > Security > Security Equal To Me.

Setting up an administrator over an object's specific eDirectory properties

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > Modify Trustees > specify the name and context of the highest-level container that you want the administrator to manage > click OK.


Managing Inherited Rights

Task In Novell iManager

Blocking inherited rights to an object or property

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > Modify Inherited Rights Filter.

Editing a list of inherited rights filters

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > Modify Inherited Rights Filter.


Viewing Effective Rights

Task In Novell iManager

Viewing effective rights to an eDirectory object or property

Click Roles and Tasks button > Rights Management > View Effective Rights.



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