Follow this task to configure supported entity types for
user and group management.
About this task
You must configure the supported entity types before you
can manage this account with Users and Groups in the administrative
console. The supported entity types are Group, OrgContainer, and PersonAccount.
A Group entity represents a simple collection of entities that might
not have any relational context. An OrgContainer entity represents
an organization, such as a company or an enterprise, a subsidiary,
or an organizational unit, such as a division, a location, or a department.
A PersonAccount entity represents a human being. You cannot add or
delete the supported entity types, because these types are predefined.
The
Base entry for the default parent determines the repository location
where entities of the specified type are placed on write operations
by user and group management.
Note: To manage users
and groups, click Users and Groups in the console navigation
tree. Click either Manage Users or Manage Groups. To
manage users and groups for a specific domain in a multiple security
domain environment, click Security > Global security > Security
Domains > domain_name. Under Security Attributes, expand
User Realm, and click Customize for this domain. Select the
Realm type as Federated repositories. Click Apply and Save to
the master configuration. On Security domains panel that appears,
click the domain_name again to go to the domain configuration
panel. Under User realm, click the Manage users or Manager
Groups links that are displayed now. These links to manage users
and groups for a specific domain are displayed only after you save
the federated repositories configuration for the domain.
Note: You must restart the server or dmgr if the federated
repository has changed before using the Manage Users option. Otherwise,
user or group changes made to the repository could be lost after restart.