Controlling resources with distinguished names

The Novera EPIC environment is defined by a set of system resources that identify Novera EPIC kernels, applications, file systems, printers, services, users, and groups. You can limit the set of available resources using the distinguished name features of the Novera EPIC Management System.

The distinguished name is a set of object class attributes that uniquely identify a record in the LDAP database. At a minimum, a record’s distinguished name consists of the common name, organization, and country, attributes. The base distinguished name represents the current distinguished name that the Novera EPIC Management System uses when searching the LDAP database for objects to display in the Resources page and when creating, modifying, and deleting records. You use the base distinguished name to view records with attributes of a specific distinguished name and when you want to create new records for a specific distinguished name.

By default, Novera EPIC displays all records that are part of the base distinguished name where country = us and organization = Novera. This default base distinguished name gives you a large number of items in the Resources page because it displays almost all of your LDAP database. You can improve search performance by using a more specific base distinguished name.

To use the distinguished name search filter

1. In the Resource menu, click Set Distinguished Names.

2. Click Search Filter.

3. Choose a country from the Country list box.

4. Choose an organization from the Organization list box.

5. Choose a locality from the Locality list box.

6. Choose an organizational unit from the Organizational Unit list box.

To define a new base distinguished name

1. In the Resource menu, click Set Distinguished Names.

2. Click New Resource.

3. Choose a country from the Country list box.

4. Choose an organization from the Organization list box.

5. Choose a locality from the Locality list box.

6. Choose an organizational unit from the Organizational Unit list box.

To create a new resource at a new base distinguished name level

1. In the Resource menu, click Set Distinguished Names.

2. Click New Resource.

3. Click the New button.

4. Choose element in the Create New list box. The Create New list box is a hierarchical list. Each element on the list is a lower distinguished name level than the one above it.

5. Type a name in the Value box.

Notes

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