[Fedora-directory-users] Newbie question

[Richard Megginson]

Thomas King wrote:
> I am trying to sort out a couple of things in my mind, so please forgive the
> plebian topic.
>
> Some of the articles I saw online concerning using FDS for authentication states
> to use the 'Users and Groups' tab from the management console. However, when I
> try to create a user, group, or OU, it ends up being forced into the
> NetscapeRoot branch instead of the directory. I see no way offhand on how to
> change this.
>   
When you select the Users and Groups tab, go to the User menu, select 
Change Directory..., fill in the correct information, and press Ok.
> Re-reading the manuals several times for making entries suggests that tab is not
> to be used for "normal" user/group/OU entries for authentication and/or user
> information queries. Instead, I should have opened the directory server itself
> from the Management Console, clicked on the Directory tab, expanded the
> appropriate branch, selected the appropriate OU, and added a user there instead.
>
> Am I correct? Is there actually a way to change the target from the 'Users and
> Groups' tab within the Management Console so that I can use that tab instead to
> make quick additions or changes?
>
> Thank you,
> Tom
>
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