You must first log in to the tree you want to administer before launching the DNS/DHCP Management Console.
You must have sufficient rights to use the DNS/DHCP Management Console. All network administrators must have Read and Write rights to the container where the DNS/DHCP Locator and Group objects are located.
Administrators also must have Read and Write rights to the specific containers they manage. For example, if your company has offices in Chicago, Washington, and Providence, all administrators would require Read and Write rights to the container storing the Locator and Group objects. However, the administrator in Chicago would require Read and Write rights only to the Chicago part of the tree for the following objects:
It might be convenient to create an NDS group object for administrators and grant that object the necessary rights.
When launching the DNS/DHCP Management Console, you can use the "-C" option on the command line to specify the context of the DNS/ DHCP Locator object. When you use the "-C" option, you eliminate the search for the DNS/DHCP Locator object and obtain quicker access to the DNS/DHCP Management Console.
For example, if the DNS/DHCP Locator object is in the dnsdhcp.novell container, you would edit the DNS/DHCP Management Console shortcut's target to include the following:
C:\PROGRAM~1\NOVELL\DNSDHCP\DNSDHCP.EXE -C DNSDHCP.NOVELL