User and Group Containers

This section describes about placing, matching, and synchronizing user and group containers in eDirectory.

• Placing New Users and Groups
• Matching User and Group Containers

Placing New Users and Groups

You can specify the DN of the container for new users and groups.

To place new users and groups using ConsoleOne:

1. In ConsoleOne, click the Publisher channel of the NIS Driver object.

2. Right-click the Placement Rule, then select Properties.

3. Click DirXML Placement Rules, then click Edit XML.

4. Replace USERS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format where new users are to be placed in the following line:

   <placement>USERS_O\<copy-name/>

5. Replace GROUPS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format where new groups are to be placed in the following line:

   <placement>GROUPS_O\<copy-name/>

To place new users and groups using iManager:

1. In iManager, click DirXML Management > Overview.

2. Locate the driver in its driver set.

3. Click the driver to open the Driver Overview Page.

4. Click the Publisher channel to edit the Placement Rule.

5. Replace USERS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format where new users are to be placed in the following line:

   <placement>USERS_O\<copy-name/>

6. Replace GROUPS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format where new groups are to be placed in the following line:

   <placement>GROUPS_O\<copy-name/>

NOTE:  Ensure that the DN of containers for users and groups in Placement and Matching rules is the same as the FDN of containers for users and groups in the Event Restrictions style sheet.

Matching User and Group Containers

You can specify the DN of the container whose users and groups are to be matched.

To match user and group containers using ConsoleOne:

1. In ConsoleOne, click the Publisher channel of the NIS Driver object.

2. Right-click the Matching Rule, then select Properties.

3. Click DirXML Matching Rules, then click Edit XML.

4. Replace USERS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format whose users are to be matched in the following line:

   <match-path prefix="USERS_O"/>

5. Replace GROUPS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format whose groups are to be matched in the following line:

   <match-path prefix="GROUPS_O"/>

To match user and group containers using iManager:

1. In iManager, click DirXML Management > Overview.

2. Locate the driver in its driver set.

3. Click the driver to open the Driver Overview Page.

4. Click the Publisher channel to edit the Matching Rule.

5. Replace USERS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format whose users are to be matched in the following line:

   <match-path prefix="USERS_O"/>

6. Replace GROUPS_O with the required DN of the container in slash format whose groups are to be matched in the following line:

   <match-path prefix="GROUPS_O"/>

   NOTE:  Ensure that the DN of containers for users and groups in Placement and Matching rules is the same as the FDN of containers for users and groups in the Event Restrictions style sheet.