Creating the administrator entry

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You can create the administrator entry using the instructions provided here through Web Administration Tool.

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If you do not already have a user entry for the administrator, you must create one.

Expand the Directory management category in the navigation area of the Web Administration Tool.
  1. Click Manage entries.
  2. Expand the tree to the location where you want the administrator entry to reside.
    Note: Locating the administrator entry outside of the realm avoids giving the administrator the ability to accidently delete him or herself. In this example the location might be o=sample.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Select the Structural object class, for example person.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select any auxiliary object class you want to add.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Enter the required attributes for the entry. For example,
    • Relative DN cn=John Doe
    • Parent DN o=sample (This is pre-filled for you.)
    • cn John Doe
    • sn Doe
    Note:
    1. If the attribute is multi-valued and you want to add more than one value for a particular attribute, click Multiple values. See Adding multiple values for attributes.
    2. If an attribute requires binary data, click Binary data. See Binary data for attributes
    3. If your server has language tags enabled, click Language tag value to add or remove language tag descriptors. See Language tags and Adding language tag values for more information.
    4. If an attribute contains referrals, click Manage referral. See Referrals and Creating default referrals for more information.
  9. On the Optional attributes tab ensure that you have assigned a user password.
  10. When you are done, click Finish.