User manual NOVELL IMANAGER 2.7.4 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE

[. . . ] novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Administration Guide Novell® 2. 7. 4 October 15, 2010 iManager www. novell. com Novell iManager 2. 7. 4 Administration Guide novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 Legal Notices Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. makes no representations or warranties with respect to any software, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. [. . . ] Assign a Category To add a category assignment to an existing role: 1 In the Role tab, select the role, then select Actions > Category Assignment. 2 Select a category, then click the right-arrow to assign it to the role. Add a Description to a Role To add a description to an existing role: 1 In the Role tab, select the role and click Actions > Description. 2 Specify the description in the text box, then click OK. 6. 2. 2 The Task Tab A task is a plug-in that performs a distinct management function, such as creating a user or setting a password. iManager lists the tasks by group in the navigation area on the left side of the window. The RBS Collection Task tab lets you do the following operations: "Creating a New Task" on page 58 "Deleting a Task" on page 58 "Editing the Role Assignment of a Task" on page 59 "Adding a Description to a Task" on page 59 Creating a New Task To create a new task: 1 In the Task tab, select New > iManager Task. 2 Complete the steps in the Create iManager Task Wizard. The wizard steps you through providing the necessary detail about the new task you are creating. For information on creating tasks in the Plug-in Studio, see "Creating a New Task from Plug-In Studio" on page 63. Deleting a Task To delete an existing task: 1 In the Task tab, select the task, then select Delete. 58 Novell iManager 2. 7. 4 Administration Guide novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 A message appears: This operation will delete all of the selected tasks. Editing the Role Assignment of a Task To edit the list of roles to which a task is assigned: 1 In the Task tab, select the task, then select Actions > Role Assignment. 2 On the Edit Role Assignment page, add or remove roles from the Assigned Roles field, then click OK. Adding a Description to a Task To add a description to an existing task: 1 In the Task tab, select the task, then select Actions > Description. 2 Specify the description in the text box, then click OK. 6. 2. 3 The Property Book Tab A property book displays the attributes of a specific object type that you can modify. These properties are of an object or set of objects of the same type. Property books can be assigned to roles and appear in the list of tasks for a role. For example, a property book that modifies the attributes of User objects might have a page that lets you to specify a user's login script. Another page could let you change a user's e-mail address and telephone number. Property book pages are similar to tasks. However, they are for displaying and modifying attributes in a single view. For a more complex, wizard-like UI, you should create a task. The RBS Collection Property Book tab lets you perform the following operations: "Creating a New Property Book" on page 59 "Deleting a Property Book. " on page 60 "Editing the Role Assignment in a Property Book" on page 60 "Modifying the Page List for a Property Book" on page 60 "Modifying the Object Type Assignment of a Property Book" on page 60 "Adding/Modifying the Description of a Property Book" on page 60 "Defining/Modifying a Preferred Object Selection Method for a Task of a Property Book" on page 61 Creating a New Property Book To create a new property book: 1 In the Property Book tab, select New. [. . . ] Additionally, iManager 2. 7 does not support the asterisk (*) character as a wildcard in the Username field. This prevents unauthorized users from discovering valid usernames. It also prevents possible denial-of-service attacks that attempt to overload the eDirectory server by continually attempting a login using only the wildcard (*), which forces eDirectory to search for and return all matching usernames. A. 5 Tomcat Settings Because iManager makes use of Tomcat Servlet Container, iManager administrators should be aware of the encryption-related configuration options of those resources as part of their overall security strategy. Of particular interest are cipher suites and trusted certificates, which directly impact the quality of your wire-level encryption. [. . . ]